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Ex-footballer Richard Rufus jailed for currency exchange scam

12-Jan-2023 14:16:57 | The Guardian

• Former Charlton player sentenced to seven and a half years
• Rufus tricked family and friends into investing more than £15m

A former footballer who tricked his family and friends into investing more than £15m in a foreign currency exchange scam has been jailed for seven and a half years.

Richard Rufus, who played 99 Premier League games for Charlton, spent hundreds of thousands of pounds funding his own lifestyle after convincing those close to him that their payment would be low risk and high return.