Conman claimed to have brain tumourFACEBOOK A 2011 Facebook photograph of Paul William Abbott. READ MORE:* Conman duped women looking for love* Internet dating conman jailed* Online conman released from jail* Man blamed victim for fake suicideOn March 19 he received $260 for his brain tumour medication, with a promise he would repay her when he received his new bank card. The money was actually used to fuel the man's drug habit, Judge Brian Callaghan was told. A man who told a woman he met on an internet dating site that he had a brain tumour and needed money for medication has pleaded guilty to two charges of obtaining by deception in the Christchurch District Court. Abbott told police he knew he should pay the money back, but also knew he wouldn't, and he was using the woman to fuel his drug habit.

Source: Stuff June 14, 2016 05:15 UTC