A CONMAN with 15 aliases has been warned he faces jail after bouncing cheques.
Anthony McAvoy cashed in a cheque for £850 at Cash Converters in Blanford Street, Sunderland, in July last year.
But after pocketing the money, he cancelled the cheque, which had been issued by his insurance company.
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A FRAUDSTER admitted his attempts to buy luxury items with cheques he knew would bounce were “acts of stupidity”.
Joseph Mason, of Bermuda Close, Popley, Basingstoke, used the unsophisticated scam to steal £2,200 worth of goods such as sunglasses, jackets and gold bracelets, between June and October last year.
Among the stores targeted were Hartley Antiques, in Hartley Wintney, Wickes, in Churchill Way West, Basing-stoke, and the Chineham Centre Opticians.
Edward Phillips, prosecuting at Winchester Crown Court, said: “The circumstances are really very straightforward.