Monday, November 17, 2025
The woman pictured is Pamela Urvoy and she abused her position of trust to con her 84-year-old uncle out of just over £200,000.
Urvoy was supposed to be caring for the victim but used £203,500 of his money to buy a house in Blackburn and put it in solely her name. She told him that both their names would be on the deeds and they would share ownership of the house. That was a lie.
Sadly, the victim would not live to see justice as he died in March 2024. However, justice was served today when 55-year-old Urvoy appeared in the dock at Preston Crown Court on Friday (14th November) and was jailed for four years.
The court was told that in 2008 the victim suffered a serious stroke, leaving him unable to live an independent life. Following discussions with other members of the family, it was decided the victim would move into Urvoy’s home which was at the time in Padiham.
In 2013 a new property was purchased in Garsden Avenue in Blackburn for £230,000 and the victim believed this was a joint venture between himself and Urvoy and ownership of the house was split between them.
In August 2018 the victim was temporarily placed into a care home and after some confusion about who was overseeing his finances, social services launched an investigation.
It revealed that in October 2013 a sum of £203,502.17 was transferred from the victim’s bank account and ultimately transferred to the solicitors for the purchase. The payment reference was “Mrs Pamela”.
The financial investigation also showed that the victim’s bank account was overdrawn past its overdraft every month. This was despite just over £550 being paid in every month and the victim believing he had a healthy bank account.
Checks with Land Registry showed that the property in in Garsden Avenue was solely in Urvoy’s name.
Enquiries with the conveyancing firm who dealt with the purchase of Garsden Avenue showed that Urvoy was the sole purchaser. She initially claimed that the majority of the money for the purchase – £203,000 - had come from an inheritance. But when she was asked for proof of that, Urvoy later claimed her uncle had gifted her the money.
The court also heard that the victim was sleeping in a cellar basement room, ill cared for which caused serious concerns to social services.
Urvoy, of Garsden Avenue, Blackburn, was charged with two counts of fraud by false representation. The first relating to her uncle and the second relating to the claim she made to the conveyance that she was the sole purchaser of the property.
A Proceeds of Crime Act hearing will take place at a later date when the exact amount Urvoy benefitted from her fraud will be determined. Any assets she has will be seized off her at that point in order to ensure she does not benefit financially from her criminality.