Des O'Connor fraudster jailed (From East London and West Essex Guardian Series)

Des O'Connor fraudster jailed

8:14pm Thursday 30th October 2008

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A John Lewis sales assistant, who blew nearly £1,000 of entertainer Des O'Connor's cash during a £169,000 credit card con, was jailed for 18 months.

Olanrewaju Apalara, 26, used his mobile phone to secretly record the card details of the star and scores of other customers as he served them in the Oxford Street store's sports and gardening department.

Once he got home, the computer analyst went online, registered the cards under false names and then ordered a treasure trove of electronic goods and other items. London's Southwark Crown Court heard they were delivered to addresses of friends and family, then he sold them on eBay.

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