Source: Kent Police published on this website Friday 30 October 2026 by Jill Powell
A fraudster who befriended a vulnerable man has been jailed after stealing his bank card and going on a 48-hour shopping spree.
Rachelle Vincent has now been sentenced to 6 years in prison for her crimes.
On 30 March 2023, Vincent attended an address in Tonbridge. The home belonged to a man in his 80s, whom she had targeted at a local café.
After talking for a short while, Vincent returned home with the man, who invited her in to continue their conversation. During the visit, the thief asked to use the toilet and took the opportunity to search through bedroom drawers.
After she had left, the victim later noticed his wallet, containing a sum of cash and his bank card, was missing.
Over the next two days, Vincent was caught on camera using the stolen bank card to make many contactless payments at shops in Paddock Wood and Cranbrook for takeaway food, sweets, alcohol, tobacco, toilet roll, newspapers and magazines. Her spending totalled £349.47.
