West Ham defender conned by sharp-suited salesman in smart watch

  Former West Ham defender Joey O’Brien told how he was conned out of nearly £2,000 by a sharp-suited salesman with a ‘smart watch’ in a Christmas ‘hampers and champers’ scam. Stephen Ackerman, 48, allegedly fleeced disgraced England manager Sam Allardyce out of more than £13,000 when he was in charge at the Hammers. Ackerman turned up at the club’s Chadwell Heath training ground using the name ‘Mark Kingston’ offering the luxury goods in December 2014. Giving evidence yesterday via…