Mum scammed family out of 500,000 to feed ‘money addiction’ | UK News [Video]

A seemingly normal girl from Halifax living a secret ‘double-life’ has been jailed for running a scam which defrauded her friends and family out of nearly half a million pounds.

Mother of two, 29-year-old Annabelle Allan, used her job with Lloyds Bank as ‘cover’ to trick friends and family – including her own brother – into investing in a fake share scheme.

The ‘hardworking, bubbly, enthusiastic and friendly’ mastermind presented herself as a regular mum-  but secretly used ‘sophisticated’ methods in order to con those closest to her.

According to her LinkedIn profile, Allan started working as a technician at Lloyds Banking Group in September 2015. Prior to that she had worked as an ICT Technician and a Service Desk Advisor.

On her profile, she describes herself as an ‘enthusiastic and friendly person’ who has a ‘thirst for knowledge’ and says she enjoys participating in hobbies including dancing, going to …