A woman got the ultimate revenge on her ex-boyfriend who stole from her to pay for a trip to Paris with his new girlfriend – by meeting him with police at the airport.
Angel Exford, 29, dated Michael Fehsenfeld, 26, for a few months before their relationship broke down in September.
On a date before the break-up he claimed he had lost his wallet so she gave him her purse to pay for their meal.
He used the chance to take her card details and after blocking her on social media, money started to mysteriously leave her account.
From flowers to hotel rooms the final straw came when flights and accommodation to Paris were paid for with her card.
She realised he was showering his new girlfriend with gifts and a romantic getaway – so she decided to get revenge.
Miss Exford found out when Mr Fehsenfeld was due to fly to Paris so she turned up at Gatwick Airport on October 5, where police were ready to arrest him.
The dental hygienist, from south London, shared the story on Twitter where it has gone viral with the hashtag #fraudbae.
Angel Exford, 29 (pictured left) dated Michael Fehsenfeld, 26 (right) for a few months before their relationship broke down in September. When he stole from her to pay for a trip to Paris with his new partner, she got revenge by meeting him at the airport
Mr Fehsenfeld pleaded guilty at Camberwell Green Magistrates Court on October 22 and was later sentenced to a 26-week sentence suspended for two years, as well as 150 hours of supervised community service.
Miss Exford received compensation, while her ex-lover was left with fraud on his record for taking her card details and using them with intent.
Dental hygienist Miss Exford, from Lambeth, south London, said: ‘We’d only been dating for two or three months and I was starting to really like him.
‘We’d met at an event over summer and it was physical attraction initially.
‘He seemed like a nice normal guy and we were getting on well.
‘But in July, on a date to a Camden nightclub, he told me he’d lost his wallet. I agreed to pay for the date and he took my card up to pay.
Mr Fehsenfeld (pictured with his new girlfriend at Gatwick airport) was caught red-handed on October 5
‘It didn’t even cross my mind that he would then steal my details and use my money to spoil his real girlfriend.
‘After that date he blocked me on all social media which I thought was odd.
‘Then a month later, I noticed money disappearing from my account.
‘I couldn’t believe it, flowers and flights to Paris were just some of the things he bought.
‘Thanks to my friends who helped assemble all the evidence from Twitter where he’d written he was going to Paris, I was able to go to the police.
‘I cancelled all my cards and as my card had been used for the flights I was able to access his boarding passes, one for him and one for his girl.
Pictured: Angel Exford. She collated evidence on social media to find out when he would be flying so her plan could come to fruition
‘We then decided to confront Michael with police at Gatwick Airport and he was arrested.’
Miss Exford decided to publicly expose her love-rat on social media, and her post has since gone viral with more than 6,000 likes.
Mr Fehsenfeld’s social media accounts are also at the centre of the scandal, facing an onslaught from angry girls.
Almost twelve thousand users have shared the thread, warning others of ‘fraudbae’.
She added: ‘We nicknamed him ‘fraudbae’ and made sure we had all the evidence.
‘Having them as a support system was the thing that kept me going. I just look as myself as blessed.
‘I have attracted loyal friends and I will always be there for them like they have been for me.’
Mr Fehsenfeld (circled) was met by police and arrested at Gatwick. He pleaded guilty to fraud