Matthew Duxfield has pleaded guilty to using a computer for dishonest purposes after selling a Playstation console repeatedly online but failing to deliver the goods to buyers. Photo / supplied
Matthew Duxfield has pleaded guilty to using a computer for dishonest purposes after selling a Playstation console repeatedly online but failing to deliver the goods to buyers. Photo / supplied
An online scammer has admitted repeatedly selling a PlayStation 4 gaming console and a bundle of games but never delivering the goods.
Matthew Clayton Duxfield sold the console on September 3, 2021, for $300 and again on September 15, for $200, using the alias Jon Black on different Facebook marketplaces,the police summary of facts states.
On September 14, Duxfield, also under the name Jon Black, sold a bundle of games for $120 on FB marketplace.
The unsuspecting victims deposited the money into Duxfield's bank account but once they'd sent a screenshot of the successful money transfer he would block the victim and delete his account.
None of the three victims received the items they purchased or a refund.
When spoken to by police Duxfield said: "I was just stupid really".
Duxfield appeared before Dugald Matheson in the Whanganui District Court yesterday facing a charge of accessing a computer system for dishonest purposes.
Through his lawyer Mark McGhie Duxfield pleaded guilty and was remanded on bail to reappear for sentencing on August 24.
