Dad and son pocketed £136k by returning cheap irons to Argos in three-year scam

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Dad and son pocketed £136k by returning cheap irons to Argos in three-year scam
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‘This was an elaborate plot with a very simple objective - make as much money as possible.’

Paul, 62, and Dan Mathews, 40, would buy reconditioned Tefal steam irons – worth £400 when purchased brand new – at heavily discounted prices A dad and son pocketed £136,000 in a ‘get-rich-quick’ con using fake receipts to return cheap irons to Argos for the full price. Paul, 62, and Dan Mathews, 40, would buy reconditioned Tefal steam irons – worth £400 when purchased brand new – at heavily discounted prices.

During a search of their home address, they seized several devices, while an Argos carrier bag containing three Tefal steam irons was found in the boot of one of Dean Mathews’s cars. CCTV of Paul Mathews He was jailed for three years CCTV of Dean Mathews He was handed a two-year prison sentence Both men were banned from entering Argos stores as part of bail conditions following their initial arrest in February.

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