A watch dealer who defrauded 50 victims out of more than £1m has been jailed for just over five years.

Adam Moore-Lynch, who ran a business called Manchester Watch Hub, promised to sell on customer's high-value watches while taking a seller's cut.

Instead, the 38-year-old sold the watches, some worth up to £120,000, and kept the money for himself, with total losses of around £1.2m.

Detectives from Greater Manchester Police's economic and cybercrime unit started an investigation and arrested Mr Moore-Lynch, from Dumbarton in West Dunbartonshire, in January 2024.

Image: Adam Moore-Lynch has been sentenced to five years and one month in jail. Pic: Greater Manchester Police

The force analysed the bank accounts of almost 50 victims and their mobile devices in the subsequent investiga

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