A wedding planner accused of conning people out of thousands of pounds has apparently been spotted working in a number of takeaways in Hull.
Dana Twidale has also been accused of continuing to try and swindle money out of her alleged victims on social media by using a number of fake names.
Mrs Twidale disappeared last year after being accused of duping couples hoping to tie the knot out of hundreds of pounds.
Dana Twidale, accused of swindling couples in Yorkshire out of cash as a wedding planner, has been spotted working in different takeaways in Hull
Couples across Yorkshire told how they were apparently conned by Mrs Twidale. One bride said she had paid ‘well over £2,000’ to the former wedding planner and was left distraught when she turned up to find an empty marquee two days before her wedding.
Police and the reporting agency Action Fraud began to investigate Ms Twidale, 42, after complaints from engaged couples, catering and event hire firms and DJs.
Mrs Twidale has not been charged, although it is believed she has been questioned by officers in connection with the allegations.
A number of lovestruck men also say the mother-of-four defrauded them out of large sums. Mr Twidale, 45, says he lost £4,000 and a suitor who met her via the Tinder dating app claimed he gave her £10,000 for her mother’s funeral – only to find out that her mother was still alive.
In September last year, Mrs Twidale was spotted sunning herself in Benidorm, Spain. And in January 2019 , she was apparently spotted in Bransholme’s North Point Shopping Centre wearing a Canada Goose jacket.
Her former husband Carl (left) claims she is back trying to scam brides on Facebook
In March, one of Mrs Twidale’s alleged victims said she was told the wedding planner had been quizzed by police on fraud allegations. Humberside Police had previously said that they believed Mrs Twidale fled the UK and logged her as a missing person.
It is thought she is now back in Hull, working in takeaways across the city and has settled with a new boyfriend.
Her former husband, Carl Twidale, who split from his ex-wife in 2016, claims she has been trying to scam brides on Facebook after allegedly infiltrating a group set up to support victims who say they were conned by her last year.
Mr Twidale said: ‘I’m aware she has been using about six or seven different names and she’s currently going by the name of Grayson. ‘She has been going into the Facebook group set up for her victims as a wedding planner and she is posing to help people that she has conned herself.
‘She is conning new customers and people that she has already conned before and it’s disgusting – it’s absolutely vile.
‘She is still out there and is still using fake emails and several fake Facebook accounts. She is still scamming people but she will trip up.’
Mrs Twidale, a mother-of-four, was spotted sunning herself in Benidorm, Spain, last January
Mrs Twidale is alleged to have conned couples tying the knot out of thousands of pounds
Mr Twidale claims his ex-wife is going by the fake names Alaya, Grayson and Dino.
He also accuses her of using her first name Dana along with a variety of made-up surnames.
Mr Twidale says he has faced threats from people because of his estranged wife’s actions but he is determined to carry on fighting in the hope that she is punished.
He said: ‘I’m not a disgruntled ex and it’s not about that – I’m still gunning for justice for everybody because she is just carrying on with her life and people in that Facebook group can’t believe what is going on.
‘She is a law unto herself – I don’t think she has any scruples and there is nothing anyone can say which will make her realise what she is doing is wrong.’
Mr Twidale says a Channel 4 documentary team have approached him about his wife with This Morning also getting in contact with a view of sharing the story.
Mrs Twidale is understood to have gone on the run but is now back in the UK and settled
Mrs Twidale wants to find his ex-wife so she can face up to the allegations made against her
He also claims a private investigator is also looking into his ex-wife’s whereabouts. Speaking to her alleged victims, Mr Twidale said: ‘I just want to say to everybody out there who has been fiddled, please hold on. We will get to the bottom of this and hopefully justice will prevail.
‘We need to keep on top of this because she will slip under the carpet. Don’t give up because people will get bored of it but we need to keep it going.
‘If we can spread the message and word about her to Manchester, Leeds, Gravesend in London – wherever else she has done weddings, one person out of 100 might remember something that sounds familiar.’
Anyone who has been affected should contact Humberside Police on 101 or Action Fraud which is also investigating.