‘Wolf of Essex’ used names of TV characters to con victims out of £1,000,000
James Gillingham, 38, ran a team of cold-callers posing as brokers who ‘callously’ duped people into handing over their life savings (Picture: City of London Police) A fraudster dubbed ‘The Wolf of Essex ’ after masterminding a £1million Ponzi scheme has been jailed for more than five years. James...
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‘Wolf of Essex’ used names of TV characters to con victims out of £1,000,000
James Gillingham, 38, ran a team of cold-callers posing as brokers who ‘callously’ duped people into handing over their life savings (Picture: City of London Police) A fraudster dubbed ‘The...