Trevor Hooper, 59, has been jailed for almost three years (Image: MPSBromley)
A Bromley fraudster who caused his friend to “lose everything” in a fake investment scheme has been jailed.
Trevor Hooper, 59, proposed fake investment ideas including gold, diamonds and property to a work friend over a two-year period.
In total he convinced his friend to invest £37,000 including all of his pension savings for retirement.
Bromley Borough police said as a result of Hooper’s bogus investment proposals the victim “lost everything”.
Officers also identified a second victim who was defrauded in a similar way.
Hooper, of Bradford Close, was convicted of defrauding the first victim out of £37,000.
A judge sentenced him to two years and 10 months in prison.
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