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A TWISTED romance fraudster who conned lonely men out of £8,000 after meeting them on social media has been jailed.
Leonnie Robson “mercilessly” took advantage of her victims, with one man sending her his last £1.07.
The 35-year-old would spin a cruel web of deceit, making up sick lies including cancer diagnoses, losing a daughter to suicide and fleeing domestic violence.
Norwich Crown Court heard the mum-of-six targeted nine men on Facebook over 14 months.
During her vile campaign, she was sent £8,176, with one victim handing over an eye-watering £3,000.
Another emptied his account for Robson, with the scammer requesting money within minutes of starting conversation.
She claimed she needed the money for food, bills and even lied about being a victim of fraud herself.
Prosecutor Simon Gladwell told the court she would block her victims once they grew suspicious.
Robson carried out the offences between March 2024 and May last year while she was on licence after serving a second prison term for fraud.
The court heard the mum had 33 previous convictions for 87 offences, including 31 earlier frauds.
She was finally caught after a carer of one victim reported the fact he was sending money to someone he’d met online.
A police investigation later uncovered eight other victims.
Judge Alice Robinson sentenced the defendant to two years and nine weeks behind bars.
Robson broke down in tears as she learnt her fate from the dock.
Judge Robinson told her she targeted victims before “spinning them lies about your personal life in order to gain their sympathy and trust to persuade them to part with money”.
Leonnie Robson targeted nine men on Facebook over 14 months
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