️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️  Charlie Lee, 19, duped his vulnerable victim out of tens of thousands of pounds.<unk> Charlie Lee, 19, duped his vulnerable victim out of tens of thousands of pounds. ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ Charlie Lee, 19, had followed his vulnerable victim home and claimed he needed tens of thousands worth of work to fix a crack in his home's foundations.<unk> Charlie Lee, 19, had followed his vulnerable victim home and claimed he needed tens of thousands worth of work to fix a crack in his home's foundations. Court heard Lee and his 17-year-old accomplice even sent a fake solicitor's letter demanding more and more cash from the man, 61.<unk> Court heard Lee and his 17-year-old accomplice even sent a fake solicitor's letter demanding more and more cash from the man, 61. ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ Judge Gregg Bull QC: "It was planned and persistent. It was planned and persistent. Victim was cajoled and threatened to give money. 'Victim was cajoled and threatened to give money. 'Victim was cajoled and threatened to give money. ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ Lee had spotted the 'lonely and vulnerable' man, who would not be named for fear of further scams, walking home from work. ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ Lee and his 17-year-old accomplice, who cannot be named for legal reasons, stopped the car and'saw they could take advantage.'<unk> Lee and his 17-year-old accomplice, who cannot be named for legal reasons, stopped the car and'saw they could take advantage.'<unk> They offered to do some work on the roof at his home in Monmouth, South Wales, then pressured him to hand over more and more money.<unk> They offered to do some work on the roof at his home in Monmouth, South Wales, then pressured him to hand over more and more money. Newport Crown Court heard how their victim handed over £47,000 for just £2,200 worth of repairs during a three week period.<unk> Lee, who lives on a caravan site in Northampton, was jailed for 19 months and the 17-year-old received 18 months in a young offenders institute.<unk> Lee, who lives on a caravan site in Northampton, was jailed for 19 months and the 17-year-old received 18 months in a young offenders institute. Mark Price, Gwent Police DC said: 'This was an incident where two people took extreme advantage of someone's vulnerability to con them out of a significant amount of money. Lee had spotted the 'lonely and vulnerable' man, who would not be named for fear of further scams, walking to his home in Dixon Road (pictured) in South Shields. Lee had spotted the 'lonely and vulnerable' man, who would not be named for fear of further scams, walking to his home in Dixon Road (pictured) in South Shields. This kind of crime is dealt with robustly and we will continue the work we do locally to raise awareness of rogue trader activity and promote steps members of the public can take to better protect themselves, family members and their...
<unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ Lee and an accomplice sent fake solicitor's letters demanding more cash.<unk> Lee and an accomplice sent fake solicitor's letters demanding more cash.<unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk>