Yachtsman dubbed ‘Shrek’ jailed for eight years for romance scam

Brockenhurst

  A world record-holding yachtsman dubbed ‘Shrek’ has been jailed for eight years for conning three women out of £70,000 in a romance scam. Peter Berry, 51, befriended victims through online dating sites before charming them out of their cash to fund his luxury lifestyle. The 20-stone balding lothario embarked on his latest crime spree after he was let out early from a five year jail term he received for 19 fraud offences at Truro Crown Court in 2010. His…

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