Police have charged six men from Kent for their alleged involvement in two sales scams worth a combined £1.3 million.

Almost 200 victims reported being targeted by the schemes, where online traders allegedly targeted car buyers and a joinery firm in separate rackets.

In the first scheme, victims are said to have paid cash for vehicles that were never provided between August 2013 and August last year.

Blake Paterson, 33, of no fixed address, was charged with conspiracy to commit fraud and money laundering.

He appeared at Medway Magistrates Court on Wednesday, August 29, alongside four other men - three of whom were from Kent.

Carl Carolan, 28, was charged with fraud and money laundering, alongside Aaron Irwin, 29, of Brookside, Minster.

Reece McCoy, 26, was charged with conspiracy to commit fraud and money laundering, alongside Antony Coles, 32, of Station Road in Bagshot, Surrey.

Paterson was also implicated in a second alleged scam.

He was charged with conspiracy to commit fraud after allegedly defrauding a London joinery firm.

The company faced losses of around £279,000.

He appeared alongside four other men, three of whom were from Kent, also on Wednesday, August 29.

Daniel London, 35, of Queensbridge Drive, Herne Bay, was charged with fraud.

Graham Nichols, 49, of Curchin Close, Westerham, was charged with conspiracy to commit fraud, alongside Danielle Nye, 23, of Queensbridge Drive, Herne Bay.

Toni Stylianou, 33, of Bexley Road, Erith, was also charged with conspiracy to commit fraud.

They have all been bailed to appear at Maidstone Crown Court on September 26.