Man who called himself ‘Kardashian of Cheshire’ admits luxury handbag fraud

Jack Watkin, who featured in Rich Kids of Instagram, lured people to invest large sums on designer bags that failed to materialise

A fraudster who described himself as the Kardashian of Cheshire" persuaded people to invest thousands of pounds in luxury handbags that failed to materialise by flaunting his luxury lifestyle on social media.

Jack Watkin, 26, of Alderley Edge, had gone on trial at Chester crown court on Monday, but on Tuesday - the second day of the trial - he changed his plea to guilty.

Watkin admitted six counts of fraud, and the indictment was amended to change the values of the frauds. The prosecution invited the court to lay on file a further count of fraud and two counts of theft.

Previously, the jury had heard that Watkin had gained his victims' trust by putting forward an outward facade of a glamorous and luxurious lifestyle", before leaving them out of pocket for large sums of money".