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Cheshire’s 26 -year -old Kardashian Jack Watkin was arrested after fraudulent thousands of dollars in a case of luxurious handbags. British Jack Watkin funded his fancy lifestyle as an influencer on Instagram, cheating from businesses and individuals to his own father.
He told his victims that he had contacts to gain access to exclusive Hermes bags, whose purchases he was asking for money to resale and share profits from their re -racing.
His victims gave the money, but not only did they not receive the bags, nor the money from the investment opportunity that Watkin gave them. Every time he was asked for the money back, he avoided them with various excuses, and in fact he was simply using the money to make a luxurious life.
The 26 -year -old was sentenced today (06.10.2025) to six years in prison for deceiving rich friends and relatives, from whom he got almost £ 200,000.
The prosecutor said Watkin invented the fraud, which focused on the luxurious French brand Hermes and included investors’ promise that they would have the opportunity to make a quick profit from the bags. Fashion only allows selected customers to buy their exclusive bags, which often have a higher resale value than when new ones are purchased.
The prosecutor said the 26 -year -old persuaded a family friend to invest, claiming that he had a “personal relationship” with Hermes’ director, who provided him with special access to his luxurious bags.
“He presented an external image of charming and luxurious lifestyles. This seems to have inspired confidence and has led many people to lend him large sums of money with the promise of either financial performance or luxury items. The reality was that, as soon as he was given the money, he did not return it as agreed, with many people losing large sums of money. The defendant found excuses and avoided the plaintiffs, while spending large sums of money to maintain his seemingly luxurious lifestyle, “the prosecutor said.
Within two and a half years, the unemployed Watkin spent more than $ 1.3 million on luxury hotels, expensive vacations and well -known brands. He stayed for weeks at a five -star hotel in London, where the overnight stay was up to $ 3,500, with the account exceeding $ 150,000 in 6 months, according to police.
He also spent more than $ 25,000 on a walk in London with Rolls Royce and a chapter, often visiting the luxurious Harrods store, where he bought products worth almost $ 80,000, but also looking for potential victims.
His arrest was made when one of his victims decided to trap him by inviting him to a pub, promising a Rolex watch worth more than $ 30,000.
Police had ambushed and arrested him in the Pub’s parking lot, while a warehouse was found in Nachbridge a real “treasure” with branded clothes and products.
The 26 -year -old confessed to six scams from December 2019 to August 2024, with a total loss of $ 224,304.
During the hearing in Chester Crown Court, Judge Simon Berksson told him: “You used an external personality as a rich and with good interconnections to deceive the victims. You described yourself as a millionaire and talked about your knowledge of luxury products, you stayed in luxury hotels. “
“Your real intention proved to be, was to cheat people to get them money and spend everything on yourself. You didn’t have a job, you didn’t have income and you used the money to go on holiday and buy branded products. You have spent more than £ 1 million in a relatively short time, “he added.
Officers also found obscene photos on his cellphone, which was found guilty of a previous hearing for possession of photographs, extreme pornography and forbidden images.
In his cellphone seized during his first arrest in March 2024, 637 photos of inappropriate content and another 274 images of child pornography were found.
During his second arrest, when police were “crushed” at the MacClesfield Railway Station in October 2024, his new phone was undergoing a forensic examination and 10 inappropriate images of children were found.
Detective Gareth Yates of the Cheshire Police Financial Crime Unit, said: “Watkin not only cheated on his victims, becoming a friend and taking thousands of them, but also hid a corrupt secret habit, causing him even greater to his Police. “
Watkin “claimed to be a successful rich young man with a great influence, but in fact stole money from wealthy people on the pretext of” business opportunities “to finance his expensive hobby for fast cars, luxury goods such as crocodiles, and branded shoes and clothes.”
“He could never have a good end and his fall was inevitable. Eventually, his lies have caught him and now faces the consequences of his fraud and perversions, “he added.
Watkin would have to spend 10 years as a perpetrator of sex crimes and be imposed on him a 10 -year prevention of sexual violence.