An arm-wrestling benefits fraudster who claimed he was so disabled he had to eat blended food through a straw, has been jailed alongside his mother for swindling £51,000 in fake claims. Mother and son, Khalida Zarif, 51, and Sakib Zarif, 33, from Lancashire were jailed last week after they were caught grossly exaggerating disabilities to claim … Read more
Made In Chelsea star Victoria Baker-Harber has revealed she is mother to a baby girl following a secret pregnancy. The socialite, 32, told Hello! magazine she had welcomed her beloved daughter Gaia Grace one month ago with gallery owner partner Inigo Philbrick, 33 – who was arrested and charged with wire fraud in July during the designer’s … Read more
Romance fraudster who conned women on Tinder and Bumble out of thousands by pretending to be wealthy surgeon faces jail for THIRD time after being caught again In May 2015 Amir Tofangsazan was jailed for seven years and nine months In 2018, while in an open prison, the romance fraudster obtained a mobile phone He … Read more
‘Bounce back’ loan fraudster, 38, faces jail after trying to swindle £240,000 from support scheme meant for firms struggling to stay afloat during pandemic Timilehin ‘Yvette’ Olasemo made eight separate claims for £30,000 bank loans She made them on behalf of her employer Essex Cares Ltd who were oblivious Olasemo, 38, admitted conspiring to commit fraud at … Read more
Fraudster, 38, who revealed his business partner’s 12-year extramarital affair to his wife after they fell out then pretended to be a private investigator to swindle her out of over £8,000 is jailed for 15 months William Carter, 38, fell out with Richard Grey over a financial matter in early 2019 He wrote Mr Grey’s … Read more
Fraudster, 27, who cost TfL £1million in lost revenue after selling counterfeit child Oyster cards to over 18s is jailed for nearly three years Shaquille Moore, 27, from Anerley, London, sold counterfeit Oyster photocards The illicit service allowed anyone over the age of 18 to obtain a 16+ Zip Oyster Moore pleaded guilty to fraud … Read more
Lovestruck woman is ordered to repay £610,000 she siphoned from employer to send to ‘romance fraudster’ Ilyiea Ali, 42, of Birmingham, siphoned more than £600,000 from her employer She paid more than £300,000 to ‘romance fraudster’ Tahmoor Khan Khan was jailed for eight-and-a-half years in 2016 and Ali for 30 months in 2018 A proceeds of … Read more
A conman who duped pensioners out of their life savings in a £2.4 million fraud and was on the run from an eight year British prison sentence in Dubai is finally behind bars. Sami Raja, 33, from Grays, Essex, was sentenced to eight years in jail in January 2019 after he duped elderly victims into handing over their … Read more
Senior director at Nostrum Oil and Gas accused of accepting ‘illegal’ £12m payment from wanted fraudster in High Court claim By Adam Luck, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:55 BST, 11 July 2020 | Updated: 22:53 BST, 11 July 2020 A senior director at a London-listed oil and gas company has been accused of accepting … Read more
A fraudster sold fake holidays worth £70,000 to her family and friends while pretending she worked for Virgin Atlantic and Emirates. Jessica Greatorex-Thomas, 29, from Saffron Walden in Essex, persuaded her neighbours and family to fork out thousands for trips to Venice, the Maldives, Rome and Florida despite not being employed by a travel agency. The … Read more