A conman who was jailed for selling big-match football tickets that didn’t exist has been accused of cheating United supporters out of hundreds of pounds in a new scam.

Amrik Gill, 23, from Chorlton, was locked up and ordered to pay thousands in compensation after appearing in court THREE times last year for conning fans over the internet. Now United supporters desperate for tickets for the Reds’ Carling Cup Final against Aston Villa claim they were ripped off by Gill.

They claim they handed over hundreds of pounds to Gill for tickets for last week’s Wembley final –but were left empty-handed. They say they were contacted by Gill after advertising on the Facebook networking site for tickets for the match, which United won 2-1.

Fan Shane Clayton says he paid £200 into Gill’s account for three tickets for the match, but the tickets never arrived.

Shane, 17, said: “He sent me a message after I posted that I wanted tickets for the Carling Cup Final. He said he had three for £66 each. He gave me his number and we arranged to meet but then he rang and said he was working and the best thing to do was for me pay him via the net and he would send the tickets first thing the following morning.

“I rang him the next day and sent him a text but haven’t heard from him since.” Another Reds fan, Luke Baldwin, 21, said he was contacted by a man calling himself Matthew Gilbert after appealing for tickets.

He said: “He told me he had three available and I transferred £200 into his account. I became slightly suspicious because it was in the name of AM Gill.

“I didn’t get the tickets and it became harder and harder to get in touch with him. I texted him and said if I didn’t hear back I would go to the police. I was eventually contacted by someone claiming to be his brother who paid me £200 back.”

When confronted by the M.E.N. Gill refused to comment.

In April last year he pleaded guilty to six counts of fraud by false representation, was ordered to pay £2,138 compensation and handed an 18-month community order.

In July he pleaded guilty to a further two counts and was jailed for two weeks. In November he received a one-month prison sentence suspended for 18 months for a further five counts. Our evidence of his latest alleged victims has been handed over to police.

A police spokesman said: “We can confirm we are investigating claims that football fans have been duped into paying for non-existent tickets.”