Paul and Dean Mathews purchased heavily discounted Tefal steam irons and then returned them with forged receipts to Argos.
A father and son have been jailed for a total of five years after pocketing £136,000 in an elaborate iron fraud scheme. Paul Mathews, 62, and 40-year-old Dean Mathews, both of Wisbech, bought heavily discounted Tefal steam irons, worth £400, and then returned them to Argos with forged receipts. The father and son did this so often that they pocketed £136,000 before they were eventually caught and jailed for three and two years respectively, at Norwich Crown Court on 13 August.
During a search of their home, a number of items were seized including three Tefal steam irons in an Argos carrier bag, in the boot of a car belonging to Dean Mathews. Both men were bailed on the condition they could not visit Argos stores but within 24 hours they continued their crime spree.
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