‘Kardashian Of Cheshire’ Conned Friends Out Of £200,000 In Hermes Bag Scam

A wannabe millionaire who described himself as the ‘Kardashian of Cheshire’ is facing jail after conning £200,000 from friends and family, including his own dad.

Jack Watkin, 26, who once appeared on Channel 4 documentary Rich Kids of Instagram, was actually faking at being rich on social media, but was apparently so good at it that he managed to convince those close to him to part with huge sums of money.

Watkin told his friends and family that he would invest their money in Hermes handbags, which would then be sold on for huge profit.

Of course, neither the handbags or the profit ever materialised, and instead Watkin blew the cash on a luxury lifestyle, spending thousands in Harrods and staying at The Dorchester hotel in London, where he racked up a bill of more than £100,000.

In Chester Crown Court this week, Watkin pleaded guilty to six counts of fraud, worth a total of more than £195,000.

Detective Constable Gareth Yates said:

‘Jack Watkin is a male who has built a lifestyle on social media, on Instagram, and that lifestyle is one of exuberance.

‘So, if anyone was to look at that profile, you would see fancy hotels, luxury cars, designer clothing, and he created a following, and that following allowed him to create a ruse to be the fraudster we now know and convicted fraudster.’

He added:

‘He often described himself as the Kardashian of Cheshire. What my understanding from that would be is that he is an individual of wealth and has the ability to purchase wealthy items.

‘As a result of that he then gets notoriety, from an Instagram perspective, followers, people. People follow him with the desire to be him.’

Watkin’s victims included friend Hannah Jakes, who he admitted defrauding of £98,500, and Ms Colbert, owner of Dress Cheshire, who was defrauded of £43,800.

He also defrauded his father, Jason Watkin, of £24,500. What an absolute piece of sh1t!

Watkin also secured £13,000+ from friend James Irlam, who was told by Watkin he had a personal relationship with the director of Hermes and was able to source handbags.

Andor Farkas, a barman at Harrods, was fleeced of £14,000 fraud and said he had believed Watkin, a regular customer, was a millionaire.

Judge Berkson told Watkin:

‘You have today pleaded guilty to a number of charges of fraud. Those charges are serious and involve a significant amount of loss to victims of your fraud. There’s no doubt only one sentence must follow from those guilty pleas.’

Oh, Watkin was also convicted earlier this year of nine offences related to indecent images. Shocker, right? This guy?