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Scottish Sun
3 days ago
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Woman blackmailed man out of £6,000 in fake pregnancy scam
Georgette Ravette, 28, told the man she met online he needed to hand over cash or face her cousin BUMPED Woman blackmailed man out of £6,000 in fake pregnancy scam Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) A WOMAN blackmailed a man into paying her more than £6,000 in a fake pregnancy scam. Georgette Ravette, 28, told the 25-year-old she met online that she was expecting his child and demanded cash to keep it secret from his mum. Sign up for Scottish Sun newsletter Sign up 4 Georgette Ravette, 28, admitted extorting the man in the fake pregnancy scheme at Glasgow Sheriff Court Credit: ANDREW MILLIGAN / PA WIRE 4 Georgette Ravette at Glasgow Sheriff court where she pled guilty to extorting over 6K from a man by claiming she was pregnant Credit: SPINDRIFT 4 Ravette pretended to be pregnant then demanded more than £6,00 from the victim Credit: GETTY 4 The scammer met the man through online messenger app Kik Credit: ALAMY She threatened her cousin would "go mental" if he did not hand over the money causing him to go the police over fears for his safety. Ravette also ordered the victim to hand over £250 to cover items she bought for a supposed week-long hospital stay. She pleaded guilty at Glasgow Sheriff Court to extorting him after meeting through internet messaging app Kik. Prosecutor Amanda Gallagher revealed the scammer started by asking for small sums. The fiscal told the court: "She told him that she did not have money for a pregnancy test and also asked for cash for new jeans." Ravette, of Clydebank, met her victim online in 2023 and they begun a relationship that April. She claimed she started feeling "unwell" four months later just days after the pair had unprotected sex. The man — who cannot be named for legal reasons — blocked her but received a voicemail later that week. Ravette told him he was a "coward" for freezing her out and demanded "give me money for a test or help get me a termination". She added: "I am a single mother and I am not going through this again. My boy, 14, thought he was innocently flirting with a girl online – 35-minutes later he was dead Ravette followed up with another answering machine message telling him "you better send me money" or should would "tell your mum everything". The victim was then contacted from an unknown number and warned she was going to visit his mother. It was also chillingly stated that Ravette knew where he lived as she followed him home one day. Miss Gallagher told the court: "After this, the man sent £1,000 to Ravette's bank account. "He asked her to let him know if she needed more and she said that she did want more money. "Ravette demanded £1,000 to buy her silence and he sent it. "She then messaged him to say she was going to hospital for a week and needed money to purchase items so he sent her £250." Ravette told him she wanted even more and claimed her 'cousin' was near the man's home. He took this as a "threat that someone would come to his door and threaten his family" and made further payments. Ravette requested another £1,000 as her cousin was "about to go mental" but this time the money did not go through. The victim then received a text from who he believed was the relative telling him: "I know who you are and your family." The man was so worried he was willing to hand over more cash, but the transactions were blocked by his bank. Ravette told him: "I will try and hold my cousin off but if he wanted to do something I won't be able to stop him." The man then contacted the police. Ravette refused to open the door to officers and was not arrested until a later date. Defence lawyer Brian McGuire told the court there was an 'unusual background' to the crime which he would go into more at the next calling of the case. Sheriff Louise Arrol KC bailed Ravette pending until sentencing next month. She told her: "You can take it from me that I find this extremely disturbing, concerning and a very serious matter."
Scottish Sun
23-06-2025
- Politics
- Scottish Sun
Rapist jailed for attack on woman in Trump Turnberry hotel
The fiend launched the brutal assault at the US president's hotel where suites go for as much as £1,500 per night SICK FIEND Rapist jailed for attack on woman in Trump Turnberry hotel Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) A MAN has been caged for six years for raping a young woman at Donald Trump's five-star Scottish hotel. Zubair Syed, 34, shoved and bit the terrified victim during the horrifying assault at the US president's Turnberry Hotel. Sign up for Scottish Sun newsletter Sign up 2 Zubair Syed raped the "much younger" victim at the Trump Turnberry hotel 2 Donald Trump renovated the hotel after purchasing it alongside the golf course Credit: KENNY SMITH/PA WIRE The beast claimed he was innocent but was convicted by a jury at the High Court in Kilmarnock. His lies meant the woman was forced to give evidence about the brutal sex attack. Judge William Gallacher today told him: "You were someone recently in this country, properly, and with the prospect of employment. "This was a significant attack on a much younger person. "She eloquently described the effect upon her and her protests. "None of which you accepted and none of which continue to accept. "This incident persisted over a period of time and eventually resulted in injury. "It also caused significant distress and ongoing impact. "The jury rejected your position and accepted the account given by the woman together with the other evidence." Trump's iconic £1k-a-round golf course is wrecked by pro-Palestine protesters Syed raped the victim in a room at the hotel at the US president's golf course in Ayrshire — where guests pay in excess of £400 per night to stay. The fiend's violent attack took place in June 2023. Syed, of Queen's Park, Glasgow, was put on the sex offenders register and banned from approaching or contacting the woman.
Scottish Sun
31-05-2025
- Politics
- Scottish Sun
John Swinney reveals guilt about becoming First Minister due to wife's illness
The FM says he may not have stood for top job if it had come weeks earlier DILEMMA ADMISSION John Swinney reveals guilt about becoming First Minister due to wife's illness JOHN Swinney has told of his guilt about becoming First Minister — because of his wife's multiple sclerosis. The SNP leader revealed he 'wrestled' over the opportunity after spouse Elizabeth Quigley's condition deteriorated. Advertisement 3 First Minister John Swinnney meets voters while campaigning ahead of this week's Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse by-election Credit: GETTY IMAGES 3 Mr Swinney and wife Michelle have been married for 22 years. Credit: ANDREW MILLIGAN / PA WIRE 3 Mr and Mrs Sweeney posed with son Matthew, 14, after he was sworn in as First Minister And if the chance of the role had come a few weeks earlier, Elizabeth admitted he would likely have turned it down as she was so ill she struggled to even speak and to swallow. Asked if he felt guilty, Mr Swinney, 61, replied: 'Yes, very much so. 'I had the classic dilemma of a collision of my personal life and my political life. 'I was wrestling with whether I could contemplate it, given the fragility of the situation at home with Elizabeth's health at that time.' Advertisement He added: 'A month before that moment, Elizabeth had not been too well at all. "Although she was slowly getting stronger, I would have had to be at home a lot, because that period had been so tough.' BBC Scotland journalist Elizabeth, 53, had been battled a flare-up of her MS, a degenerative illness that causes nerve damage and unpredictable bouts of pain. After then First Minister Humza Yousaf announced his intention to resign in April last year, party colleagues urged Mr Swinney to stand. Advertisement He said: 'Two things were going on in that period. Moment John Swinney is heckled by Reform UK campaigners as FM breezes past warring activists heads of Hamilton by-election 'One, I was talking to Kate Forbes about how we could try to heal the SNP. "But secondly, and in parallel to that, I was trying to work out, is this actually doable?' Wife of 22 years Elizabeth told The Sunday Times: 'A month earlier it would have been different, when I had difficulty speaking and things were really not going well. Advertisement 'Then I think John would have said no. "You might think he's running the country. "Well, he is, but he's also making green soup for me.'
