Serial fraudster conned victims out of £128,000 in long-running building scam

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Serial fraudster conned victims out of £128,000 in long-running building scam.

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A fraudulent builder from Harleston has admitted to swindling more than a dozen homeowners out of a combined £128,598.20 over a four-year period.Paul Bagley, aged 42 and residing on Robin Avenue, entered his guilty plea at Ipswich Crown Court acknowledging that he operated a business for fraudulent purposes.The 42-year-old took payments from 13 separate victims for building, plastering and landscaping projects between January 2021 and April 2025, none of which he ever finished.Suffolk Trading Standards brought the prosecution, working in collaboration with the National Trading Standards Tri Regional Investigations Team following multiple consumer complaints.Bagley will return to court on 31st July for sentencing.The builder operated under multiple identities, presenting himself to customers as Bill Bagley and Billy Andrews.His victims contracted him for various domestic projects including extensions, home renovations, plastering and landscaping work.Initial deposits ranged from £180...

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