A young jobseeker who lied on his CV and made up his own reference using a fake email address has been spared jail.

Ryan Warmbold, 23, created the bogus email account himself and put together the complimentary words, posing as his old police force boss.

He was a special constable for two years but he needed at least a five-year working history to be considered for the security guard role at Manchester Airport.

It got him the job but his scam was exposed during training.

Warmbold wrongly claimed one of his fellow recruits had links to crime and, during an investigation into why Warmbold smeared his colleague, his old boss was traced and he said he had never written a reference for the ex-constable.

Warmbold appeared at Manchester Magistrates' Court (
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The former boss, Special Inspector Lee Gandy, of Greater Manchester Police, later aided the investigation which brought Warmbold to court.

The man admitted fraud by false representation and was yesterday given 24 weeks in jail, suspended for a year.

"This is quite a sophisticated fraud in which the defendant went to significant lengths to gain employment with security at Manchester airport," Jo Moore, prosecuting, said.

"But during training the defendant said he had previously had dealings during his time as a special constable with another recruit also in training. Weight was given to this assertion because of the defendant’s history as a special constable and as a result the other recruit was investigated.

"The accusation was found to be false and as a result of this the spotlight was then put on the defendant. The other recruit had no criminal background, and those investigating became confused as to why the defendant would say he had dealings with him when he was a special constable. Investigators then contacted Mr Gandy through means other than the email address they had been given by the defendant."

The 23-year-old has now been given a criminal record (
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Warmbold's lies were quickly exposed during his training (
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Warmbold was also ordered to complete 100 hours of unpaid work and pay £200 in costs and surcharges.

Ms Moore added: "Mr Gandy confirmed that the email supposedly sent by him was fraudulent and that he has never sent such an email."

"The defendant then attended a meeting at the airport. He reiterated his past position as a special constable and provided a document backing this up - but the document didn’t match the dates put in his application and he was suspended."

Manchester Magistrates' Court was told Warmbold briefly worked at a school after quitting as a special constable.

He chose not to get a reference from the school as it dismissed him because of "very unpleasant" fake social media accounts set up in his name by an ex-partner, the court heard.

The defendant was given a suspended sentence in court (
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The court heard Warmbold was estranged from his parents because of his sexuality and now lives in "isolation".

The 23-year-old, from Droylsden, Greater Manchester, has since paid back £1,500 worth of wages and is now training to be a dental nurse.

Rebecca Wrack, defending, said: "The facts of this case are not in contention. They are not disputed. The defendant is 23 years old. He entered an immediate guilty plea. He has shown full and frank confessions at every opportunity. He is deeply remorseful.

"He comes from a difficult background. His father was abusive to him as a result of his sexuality - his parents couldn’t deal with that. His grandparents then got involved saying they wouldn’t put up with him being treated this way.

"He now has contact with his siblings but no contact with his parents. His parents will not speak to him because of his sexuality.

Warmbold, from Droylsden, Greater Manchester, has since paid back £1,500 worth of wages (
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"He resides with his grandparents who are very supportive and with who he has a good relationship. He was a special constable and he then worked at a school. He has been in steady employment.

"He has a lengthy relationship with someone who was also abusive in every nature it could have been. This resulted in his ex-partner creating fake social media accounts which were very unpleasant and then reported him to the school he was working at.

"The school then had to dismiss him. This account did not belong to the defendant and was a fake account created by his ex-partner but it appeared to be him.

"The school had to dismiss him having seen it and he accepts that. He applied for a job at another school after he was dismissed but the fake account and rumours stemming from that account followed him there and he didn’t get the job.

The defendant is now training to become a dental nurse (
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"When he applied for the job at the airport he didn’t want them to contact the school because it would cause upheaval for all the previous problems that had come with that.

"He instead changed his history as a special constable and when he’s asked for references it escalates. It was incredibly foolish. Incredibly stupid. Perhaps due to immaturity and the issues he has had to deal with in his life.

"Since then he has lived in isolation. He wants to move on with his life. He is deeply remorseful."

Sentencing the defendant, JPs told him: "This is a very very serious offence which has definitely passed the custody threshold.

"The planning, the sophistication, the financial gain and the gaining of a job. However, we have to weigh this against your prompt guilty plea and the fact you have no previous convictions. We never ever expect to see you in court ever again."