An ex-estate agent who conned tenants out of £200,000 has been jailed.
Samy Daim, 28, marketed properties he didn’t personal, collected deposits from his victims after which disappeared.
The previous London-based property agent focused 11 potential tenants in complete to the tune of £213,180.
He then splashed the money on luxurious holidays all over the world, which he shared images of on social media.
Daim has now been jailed for 4 years and 4 months after he admitted admitted 11 counts of fraud by false illustration.
Inside London Crown Court docket heard that Daim carried out the fraud between 2023 and 2024.
He would ebook Airbnbs to promote on Rightmove and Zoopla earlier than getting a girl to point out the victims across the property.
Daim then requested for a yr’s hire upfront together with a 25% deposit earlier than pocketing the money.
The quantity he stole from his victims ranged from between £10,730 and £19,800 – totalling £204,180.
Among the victims managed to reclaim the cash by means of their banks.
However one of many potential tenants was a global scholar who by no means bought his a reimbursement.
Decide Silas Reid advised Daim: “All the victims suffered appreciable detrimental influence and the sum of money was vital.
“Two of the victims suffered severe detrimental results, one in every of them his spouse was pregnant and so they had been left in a scenario nearly unable to afford meals, and naturally they nonetheless wanted to safe lodging.
“One was just lately bereaved which meant your actions had a fair larger influence.
“One sufferer suffered their hair falling out, disrupted sleep and one misplaced his job and had nowhere to stay.”
