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Canoe conman John Darwin, 70, who was jailed with first wife after faking his death in £679,000 insurance scam is being ‘bankrolled’ by second spouse who’s 23 years his junior in Philippines John Darwin, 70, vanished in March 2002 as part of a £679,000 insurance scam The conman from County Durham faked his own death … Read more
Jacob Bailey, 22, of Rothesay Close, east Hull, was jailed for 16 months after he conned innocent sellers out of their money then frittered his earnings on drugs This is the face of a sophisticated online conman who targeted innocent victims with fake PayPal sales on his unsuspecting friend’s account from his home in Hull. … Read more
Good afternoon. A few weeks ago, I spoke at Gettysburg about the need to unite our nation. Today, here at Warm Springs, I want to talk about the need to heal our nation. Over these past few months there has been so much pain, so much suffering, so much loss in America. Over 225,000 people … Read more
A convicted fraudster who swindled a fortune from pensioners by selling them ‘worthless coloured diamonds’ must repay £350,000 or serve another four years in jail. Gilbert King, 51, along with Stephen Rogers, 57, and Bobby Sales, 33, fooled investors into purchasing what they thought were valuable gems through a sham company. Customers were duped into … Read more
This is the chilling moment a Grenfell conman who pretended his wife and son died in the catastrophic blaze ‘exposed his guilt with a dead eye stare’ in a television interview. Anh Nhu Nguyen told volunteers a bogus tale that he’d lost his home and family when a fire ripped through the 24-storey west London tower block … Read more
Peter Foster (pictured during a court appearance in 2019) allegedly duped a Hong Kong businessman into transferring $1.89million worth of Bitcoin into a sham account Notorious con artist Peter Foster allegedly duped a Hong Kong businessman into transferring $1.89million worth of Bitcoin into a sham account under the name William Dawson. The convicted fraudster was … Read more
Dramatic moment Australia’s most infamous conman Peter Foster is taken down by undercover cops – as he lands in Sydney to face fresh fraud charges over alleged multi-million dollar scam Peter Foster, 57, was arrested at Port Douglas in Queensland on Thursday The notorious conman is accused of running an online sports betting scam Video … Read more
Serial conman Peter Foster – a central figure in the notorious Cheriegate affair – was arrested yesterday over an alleged million-pound scam. Undercover police officers posing as joggers tackled the 57-year-old to the ground and handcuffed him as he walked his dogs on a beach in Queensland, Australia. The convicted crook, who helped Cherie Blair … Read more
Jon Andrewes (pictured) told ‘staggering lies’ about his academic qualifications and experience to win a string of high-flying posts, the Court of Appeal in London heard. A conman who chaired two NHS trusts after lying about having a PHD has been allowed to keep his £1million of ill-gotten gains after a judge ruled he gave … Read more
British 28-stone conman, 74, is spared jail because he is so fat prison staff would struggle to get him out of bed A judge at Southampton Crown Court said jail staff would struggle to get 28-stone Barry Beardall out of bed in the morning Judge Henry said the 74-year-old’s size and ill-health, meant he would … Read more