Tinder fraudster's £80,000 scam: 'Romeo' crook, 35, swindled four women he ... trends now
A fraudster who scammed women he met on Tinder out of £80,000 by stealing their personal details while on dates with them.
Peter Gray secretly took photos of driving licences and bank cards while on dates with four women, before using them to apply for massive loans.
The 35-year-old portrayed himself as being a loving, caring partner who showered his victims with gifts and even got one of them pregnant.
However, the West Yorkshire man had a dark side bubbling under the surface, and set alarm bells ringing for one of the women when he sent flowers to her home despite not being told where she lived.
Gray, from West Yorkshire, would later leave a trail of ruined lives behind him, with one victim having her mortgage revoked two days before moving into her new home as a result of his actions.
In February this year the conman was jailed for 56 months and handed restraining orders preventing him contacting all four women.
The women involved have warned people to be mindful of similar cons, with one saying it had 'totally ruined my life'. Tinder says it has 'implemented various ways to warn users of potential scams'.
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Peter Gray (pictured) scammed four women out of £80,000 after meeting them on the dating app Tinder
The scammer took photos of his victim's bank cards and driving licences before applying for bank loans using their details. Pictured: Gray's Tinder profile
When Gray first met his victims he put on the persona of a kind man, with one called Jessica - not her real name - recalling how he was a 'good listener and everything I needed at the time'.
Meeting the fraudster on Tinder in 2018 after she had come out of a six-year relationship, she told BBC Radio 5 Live's Clare McDonnell how she was targeted by him on just their third date.
'I left my bag on his dining table, he went in my bag and took pictures of my driving licence and both my bank cards,' she said.
Using her details he would take out loans worth £9,000 out in her name, with Jessica going to the police after she discovered the fraud despite the conman's attempts to convince her to let him pay it back over time.
She says his actions have 'totally ruined my life' and left her unable to trust strangers.
Another of his victims, Hannah, told the BBC how despite coming across
