Melbourne's 'Tinder swindler' jailed after stealing more than $100k from three women

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Within hours of meeting Christopher Collins on Tinder, he had swindled thousands of dollars off a Melbourne woman. 9News

Weeks of manipulation followed, including threats of blackmail. And then, a lengthy legal process.

The court heard he had just completed an 18-month community work order for similar offending - stealing money off women he met online and using it for gambling - when he began stealing from a woman on January 3, 2020. Then they went to a Richmond pub, where Collins sat in a dark corner with her phone after she went to the dancefloor.

When she confronted him, he manipulated her and threatened to send a damaging video of her if she went to police.

 

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