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| Fraudster tenant jailed for trying to sell Cambridge house | Fraudster tenant jailed for trying to sell Cambridge house |
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| Andrew Smith tried to sell the house he rented less than two weeks after moving in, police said | Andrew Smith tried to sell the house he rented less than two weeks after moving in, police said |
| A tenant who tried to sell the house he rented has been jailed. | A tenant who tried to sell the house he rented has been jailed. |
| Andrew Smith's "brazen crime" was identified when a prospective buyer for the three-bed house in Argyle Street, Cambridge, organised a property survey, Cambridgeshire Police said. | Andrew Smith's "brazen crime" was identified when a prospective buyer for the three-bed house in Argyle Street, Cambridge, organised a property survey, Cambridgeshire Police said. |
| It said less than two weeks after moving in, Smith put the house up for sale on a fake estate agency website. | It said less than two weeks after moving in, Smith put the house up for sale on a fake estate agency website. |
| Smith, from Bedfordshire, was jailed for two years and six months at Brighton Magistrates' Court. | Smith, from Bedfordshire, was jailed for two years and six months at Brighton Magistrates' Court. |
| Cambridgeshire Police said the prospective buyer, who had made an offer in excess of £400,000, was visiting the house in June for a drain survey when neighbours told him they believed the house was tenanted and not for sale. | Cambridgeshire Police said the prospective buyer, who had made an offer in excess of £400,000, was visiting the house in June for a drain survey when neighbours told him they believed the house was tenanted and not for sale. |
| He was advised to contact the letting agent and then he contacted police. | He was advised to contact the letting agent and then he contacted police. |
| Officers discovered many documents Smith had provided to the letting agent when he rented the property were fraudulent. | Officers discovered many documents Smith had provided to the letting agent when he rented the property were fraudulent. |
| He was arrested in Bedford and pleaded guilty to fraud by false representation and entering into money laundering. | He was arrested in Bedford and pleaded guilty to fraud by false representation and entering into money laundering. |
| The 41-year-old, of Gardeners Close, Flitwick, was sentenced to two years and six months in prison at Brighton Magistrates' Court on Friday. | The 41-year-old, of Gardeners Close, Flitwick, was sentenced to two years and six months in prison at Brighton Magistrates' Court on Friday. |
| Det Con Dan Harper said: "This is an almost unbelievable and truly brazen crime, which saw an innocent buyer almost part with more than £400,000 for a property that was never for sale in the first place. | Det Con Dan Harper said: "This is an almost unbelievable and truly brazen crime, which saw an innocent buyer almost part with more than £400,000 for a property that was never for sale in the first place. |
| "The investigation has been long and detailed and we have worked tirelessly to make sure justice has been served." | "The investigation has been long and detailed and we have worked tirelessly to make sure justice has been served." |
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