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Christopher Harkins, 37, targeted single women on dating sites, portraying himself as a successful businessman.
He then claimed to be experiencing issues with his account being frozen and asked some victims to lend him money for a short period, prosecutors said.
Sentencing him at the High Court in Kilmarnock, Judge Alistair Watson described it as "a trail of emotional devastation and financial distress".
This story is from the July 11, 2024 edition of Daily Record.
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