A CROOKED lawyer is facing jail for selling non-existent Justin Bieber tickets in a £10,000 scam.
Zainab Pervaiz, 25, admitted 16 counts of fraud by false representation when she appeared at Birmingham magistrates court.
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The court heard she was responsible for a "sophisticated and complicated fraud" that had "completely betrayed" the trust of victims.
The 25-year-old lawyer, from Walsall, West Midlands, admitted scamming would-be concert goers, who were also seeking Beyonce and Adele tickets between February 2015 and December 2016.
Most of the offences took place in Weston-Super-Mare and Pervaiz used the Paypal account of a friend's grandfather, who had been left more than £7,000 out of pocket.
The court heard that Pervaiz moved the money from the sale of the tickets to her own personal bank account and when refunds were requested from disgruntled customers they were taken from the grandfather's account.
Prosecutor Mr Galhir said: "The biggest loss, of £7,200, is to Sidney Bicknell who trusted her. She never disclosed what she was doing to anyone until Mr Bicknell realised that something was going on.
"She told him she was really sorry and said everyone would be reimbursed, but very few people were reimbursed.
"Fifteen people have not been reimbursed and their trust was completely betrayed.
"She denied the offences during interview, but made admissions in a second interview. Because of the complication and sophistication you may wish to send this case to the Crown Court for sentencing."
Basharat Hussain, on behalf of Pervaiz, said: "I would say this was not a sophisticated or complicated offence, but I accept it went on for more than 12 months and resulted in significant loss."
Pervaiz was granted unconditional bail by magistrates who sent the case to Birmingham Crown Court and said: "We see plenty of evidence of planning over a period of time.
"We are also very conscious of the impact this has had on many people."
Pervaiz will be sentenced at Birmingham Crown Court on October 25.
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