Robert Bell was able to get the cards for free by filling out an order form and asked them to be loaded with credit without the intention of paying the cash back
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A businessman who carried out a huge £736,000 Boots gift card scam in just two months has been jailed.
Robert Bell, 37, was involved in the con after taking advantage of a secret loophole.
The crook was able to get the cards for free by filling out an order form and asked them to be loaded with credit without the intention of paying the cash back.
He has now been jailed for 33 months, the Daily Record reports.
Jurors heard how a postman recalled a string of “special deliveries” to Bell’s apparent cash and carry firm run from a large hut at a business park in Bishopbriggs, East Dunbartonshire.
Brazen Bell was finally snared when he tried to get his hands on another £150,000 of gift cards.
He is now behind bars after being convicted of being involved in a fraudulent scheme against Boots between September and November 2017.
Glasgow Sheriff Court heard the crook was behind a wholesalers called Bells of Bishopbriggs.
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In her closing speech, prosecutor Hannah Terrance told jurors: “Bell had no intention for paying for any of this credit.
“He exploited a loophole and made false pretences as part of…
