EVdEN EvE nAKliyAT<\/a> as well as hundreds of customers, who all trusted her, to part with their money so that she could sustain her own lavish lifestyle.<\/p>\n‘Fraud is an insidious crime and the cost to the many victims in this case has not just been financial; it has also caused huge emotional distress and extreme disappointment to devastated customers who had to find out their holiday did not actually exist at a time when the country was in the grips of the Covid-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n
‘Thanks to the thorough investigation by Durham Police and to all the victims who came forward to report her, we were able to bring Barlow to justice.<\/p>\n
‘We will now be taking steps to recover this money taken through Proceeds of Crime legislation.’<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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