Mum posted ‘mission complete’ after scamming pensioner out of £300,000

Leonnie Charles, 23, was part of a gang that targeted ‘vulnerable’ pensioners by posing as police officers and asking them to hand over money and valuables (Picture: Solent News; Hampshire Police)

A young mum who posted ‘mission complete’ on her Snapchat story after scamming an elderly professor out of more than £300,000 has been jailed.

Leonnie Charles, 23, was part of a gang that targeted ‘vulnerable’ pensioners by posing as police officers and asking them to hand over money and valuables as part of bogus investigations.