Hampers and champers conman faces jail

A ‘practiced conman’ who fleeced former England boss Sam Allardyce and a host of West Ham stars in a £61,000 Christmas ‘hampers and champers’ scam is facing jail. Stephen Ackerman, 48, ripped off Allardyce and a host of West Ham players after selling them cut-price Harrods and Fortnum & Masons hampers which never materialised. Ackerman turned up at the Hammers’ Chadwell Heath training ground using the alias ‘Mark Kingston’ offering the luxury goods in December 2014. Giving evidence last week…