Fraudster convicted and ordered to pay more than £30,000 in compensation to victim

A convicted romance fraudster has been ordered to pay back more than £30,000 to his victim.

35 year old Kye Hughes, from Maidstone Road, Rochester, defrauded the woman he met online.

Hughes convinced the victim that if she invested in a watch buying scheme, she would double her money.

The victim reported the fraud to Kent Police and Hughes was arrested in September 2019.

Detective Inspector David Godfrey said: ‘Our work does not stop at the point of conviction, we will always do everything we can to get as much money as possible back for victims.

‘In this case, the woman was left heartbroken and under serious financial strain after being defrauded out of her life savings. I hope the compensation from the confiscation order, will go towards helping her in the recovery of this ordeal.’

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