Four years' jail for woman who conned sick uncle out of £200k
A woman from Blackburn, who swindled an elderly relative out of more than £200,000 to buy a property, has been jailed for four years.
Pamela Urvoy, who's 55 and of Garsden Avenue, tricked her frail 84-year-old uncle into thinking she had acquired a house in both their names.
Preston Crown Court heard how Urvoy took £203,500 of her relation's money to put towards the purchase, which totalled £230,000.
But in reality, hers was the only name on the deeds.
She had been living with, and caring for, the victim since a stroke in 2008 left him unable to look after himself.
Urvoy's uncle was none the wiser as to the true nature of the sale of the property in Garsden Avenue, which she purchased in 2013.
Her deception came to light in 2018, when social services investigated the victim's financial situation during his temporary stay in a care home.
They found that £203,502.17 had been transferred to solicitors in 2013 under the name "Mrs Pamela", and that the house belonged solely to Urvoy.
She had also fooled the conveyancing firm she dealt with into first believing that the money was from an inheritance, later changing her story to say it was a gift from her uncle.
The investigation also showed that the victim's bank account was overdrawn every month, despite his belief that his finances were "healthy."
Urvoy's uncle died in March last year.
DC Jo Billington, from Lancashire Police's East Division, said: “Through no fault of his own the victim found himself in a position where he was unable to independently look after himself or his finances.
"He then put his faith in a person he should have been able to trust – his niece Pamela Urvoy.
"Urvoy concocted a web of lies to defraud her elderly and sick uncle out of his life savings.
"She then attempted to con those responsible for facilitating the house purchase."
Urvoy was charged with two counts of fraud by false representation.