Toy shops targeted by fraudster in Lego scheme that tricked them out of hundreds of pounds
A fraudster targeted toy shops by buying boxes of Lego and then returning the empty boxes in order to claim refunds.
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James Zaremba would order boxes of Lego from toy shops around the country in a bid to make hundreds of pounds in dishonest refunds.
In April last year last year the 31-year-old bought Lego worth £400 from Jarrold & Sons in Norwich before returning the empty box. A month later he targeted Toys 'N Tuck in Southend-on-Sea and Howley's Toymaster in Weymouth, Dorset, in an attempt to defraud the shops of £197.96 and £449.96 respectively.
In total he conned the shops out of £1,047.22.
Zaremba first targeted Jarrold & Sons, ordering Lego sets online on April 10 which were later shipped out. 10 days later the boxes were returned with a note saying they had been purchased without his knowledge/permission. A refund was processed for Zaremba to the value of £400.00.