A Lancashire man has been accused of carrying out a £90,000 eBay fraud.

Jonathan Hartley, 26, is alleged to have created a string of false identities on the internet auction website to cheat more than 1,600 customers, police said.

Police allege that he has been advertising various goods for sale on the site - but then not delivering them while still pocketing the proceeds from the transactions.

Hartley, of Scotland Road, Nelson, was arrested following a nine-month investigation by Detective Constable Simon Robinson, of Pendle CID.

Hartley also faces 18 further fraud allegations - 13 specimen offences and five roll-up’ charges alleging ongoing scams over the same time period - and will appear before Burnley magistrates on May 12.

Posted: 05|1|08 at 8:45 am. Filed under: UK News.