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'The Rock' conman tried to trick clubs
A MAN who posed as Hollywood action hero The Rock to con Premiership football clubs out of tickets and merchandise has admitted fraud.
Wayne Scott appeared at York Crown Court yesterday to plead guilty to three fraud offences last summer, including twice posing as the wrestler turned movie star.
Scott, 35, formerly of Eastborough, Scarborough, and now of Highfield Road, Doncaster, admitted falsely claiming to be "Dwayne Johnson, aka The Rock" when he contacted Everton Football Club in an attempt to obtain tickets between July 1 and August 1 last year.
He admitted again posing as the actor on July 26 in an attempt to secure gifts and memorabilia from a member of staff employed by Manchester United Football Club, and also pleaded guilty to lying to BT to obtain telephone services between June 1 and July 31 in the name of Nigel Usher.
Judge Peter Hunt was told Scott, who also goes by the name Kane Van Basten, is receiving outpatient treatment from a psychiatric hospital in Doncaster. He adjourned the case until June 9 for pre-sentence and psychiatric reports.
The judge granted Scott bail on condition of residence at his Doncaster home and a further condition not to contact charitable organisations. He was told all sentencing options remained open.
After finding fame through wrestling, The Rock, whose real name is Dwayne Johnson, embarked on a successful acting career.
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