A 26-year-old man who tried to sell what he claimed was a walking stick used by the late Queen Elizabeth II has been sentenced for defrauding eBay buyers.

Dru Marshall, from Hampshire in southern England, claimed he was a senior footman at Windsor Castle and that the proceeds from the sale of the �antler walking stick� would go to cancer research. The auction had reached 540 pounds ($686) before he cancelled the listing after learning police had launched an investigation, prosecutors said.

He was found guilty of fraud by false representation at Southampton Magistrates� Court and sentenced on Monday to a 12-month community order.

�Dru Marshall used the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II to try and hoodwink the public with a fake charity auction � fueled by greed and a desire for attention,�� Julie Macey, a senior crown prosecutor, said. �Marshall�s scheme was ultimately foiled before he could successfully con any unsuspecting victims.��

(AP)