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EXCLUSIVE: Notorious British conman who ‘stole millions from expats’ on Spain’s Costa del Sol is back behind bars

Have you been a victim of Chris O’Hare? Get in touch at newsdesk@theolivepress.es HE has mostly gone under the radar as far as expats and

1 Dec, 2023 @ 15:30

Costa del Sol·EXCLUSIVE·Lead·Marbella·Must Read·Other News

Infamous British conman Mark Acklom freed from prison in Spain’s Murcia

A NOTORIOUS British fraudster who tricked a former girlfriend out of her £800,000 life savings has been freed from Murcia Penitentiary near Cartagena. Mark Acklom

10 Aug, 2023 @ 18:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Murcia

Fraudster runs up €2,500 unpaid bar tabs at two Valencia night clubs in Spain

Fraudster runs up €2,500 of unpaid bar tabs at two Valencia night clubs in Spain

A fraudster ran up unpaid bar tabs of €2,500 within 24 hours at two Valencia City night clubs. A 24-year-old man has been arrested by

29 Jun, 2022 @ 18:30

Lead·Valencia

Woman loses €44,000 after man uses her phone to steal personal banking details on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A man tricked a woman out of €44,000 after arranging to meet her at the Finestrat Shopping Centre on the Costa Blanca. The fraudster, 20,

7 Feb, 2022 @ 14:33

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Police in Spain's Valencia search for beggar who killed bar owner who refused to give him money

Spain’s most notorious con artist Little Nicolas, 27, hospitalised after fight in Marbella

A BABY-FACED con artist who became Spain’s most notorious gatecrasher has been hospitalised following an alleged brawl at a concert in Marbella. Former law student

24 Aug, 2021 @ 18:45

Lead·Malaga

Spain launches extradition bid for Britain’s most notorious conman Mark Acklom ahead of early release from UK jail

SPAIN is making an extradition bid for serial fraudster Mark Acklom that could scupper his early release from prison later this month. Acklom is due

12 Aug, 2021 @ 16:00

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Hundreds of people conned into paying €500 for bogus holiday rentals on the Costa Blanca in Spain

A 67-year-old conman fleeced hundreds of people by charging for non-existent holiday rentals on the Costa Blanca. The Policia Nacional arrested the fraudster at an

23 Jul, 2021 @ 15:00

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Fake doctor in Spain arrested for trying to con health workers into buying non-existent protective gear

A MAN in Spain has been arrested for allegedly posing as a doctor and trying to con health workers into paying for non-existent protective clothing.

23 Apr, 2020 @ 17:45

Lead·National News

Serial British conman who preyed on elderly and vulnerable arrested on Costa del Sol after 15 years on run

The judge in the case labelled him a ‘amoral fraudster’ as he was found guilty of swindling a dozen clients

27 May, 2019 @ 12:13

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

UK’s most wanted conman Mark Acklom caged after two years on the run in Europe

Acklom had links to Spain and was believed to still be hiding here

3 Jul, 2018 @ 10:10

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Arrest warrant issued for Costa del Sol conman Nigel Goldman by Fuengirola judge

Police will arrest Goldman if he enters Spain

21 Jul, 2016 @ 08:48

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Jan Herman Brinkman jolande de riet en zoon floris foto

EXCLUSIVE: Suspected Costa del Sol expat conman may have links to Dutch crime family with hundreds of victims

String of victims come forward after Olive Press exposes film conman

7 Jul, 2016 @ 09:11

Crime & Law·Featured·Malaga

Nigel Goldman fraud case moves to Fuengirola court

Victims continue to demand justice as national journalists follow up Olive Press coverage

8 Jan, 2015 @ 11:48

Almeria·Lead·Malaga

EXCLUSIVE VIDEO: Hiding Costa del Sol fraudster Nigel Goldman doorstepped by a new victim in the UK

In sensational video overweight conman admits he owes 'lots of people' money

21 May, 2014 @ 09:56

Lead·Malaga

Nigel Goldman pleads for sympathy in UK local paper interview

'Mr Del Monte' admits he lives in fear of extradition to Spain, where he is being hunted by many of his victims and their lawyers

8 May, 2014 @ 13:18

Lead·Malaga

Marbella fraudster stole identities to con expat out of ‘thousands’

The Financial Conduct Authority has put out a warning about the conman's bogus investments. Exclusive by Tom Powell

19 Apr, 2014 @ 09:10

Lead·Malaga

All that glitters is not Nigel Goldman as seasoned British fraudster vanishes over millions of missing money in Spain

EXCLUSIVE: By Jon Clarke and Giles Brown. The Olive Press reveals how he went from boarding school rower to one of Europe's leading fraudsters and

24 Jan, 2014 @ 23:08

Lead·Malaga

EXCLUSIVE: Conman in the chocolate shop!

A smooth conman is operating in Mijas

2 Oct, 2013 @ 14:06

Lead·Malaga

He’s Funked off home!

EXCLUSIVE: Gardening conman has given up his Costa antics for now, it can be revealed

10 Feb, 2012 @ 09:38

Malaga

We’ve been ‘funked’

Army of expats insist they have been conned by ‘debonair’ charmer Alwyn Funke

6 May, 2011 @ 09:20

Malaga

Incentive to lose

In the wake of timeshare king Garry Leigh’s death, one couple tell of their struggle with Incentive Leisure

16 Aug, 2010 @ 17:40

Mirroring the views of many

The Mirror Newspaper's tribute to timeshare conman Garry Leigh

10 Aug, 2010 @ 10:33

Other News

You’ve been fleeced

Ronda farmers had the wool pulled over their eyes by a Granada conman

31 Jan, 2010 @ 00:01

Crime & Law·Malaga

Meet the man obsessed by money

EXCLUSIVE: Last month the Olive Press revealed that dozens of people are anxiously trying to chase millions of euros they invested with the services of

28 Dec, 2009 @ 18:00

Other News

EXCLUSIVE: Notorious British conman who ‘stole millions from expats’ on Spain’s Costa del Sol is back behind bars

Infamous British conman Mark Acklom freed from prison in Spain’s Murcia

Fraudster runs up €2,500 of unpaid bar tabs at two Valencia night clubs in Spain

Woman loses €44,000 after man uses her phone to steal personal banking details on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Spain’s most notorious con artist Little Nicolas, 27, hospitalised after fight in Marbella

Spain launches extradition bid for Britain’s most notorious conman Mark Acklom ahead of early release from UK jail

Hundreds of people conned into paying €500 for bogus holiday rentals on the Costa Blanca in Spain

Fake doctor in Spain arrested for trying to con health workers into buying non-existent protective gear

Serial British conman who preyed on elderly and vulnerable arrested on Costa del Sol after 15 years on run

UK’s most wanted conman Mark Acklom caged after two years on the run in Europe

Arrest warrant issued for Costa del Sol conman Nigel Goldman by Fuengirola judge

EXCLUSIVE: Suspected Costa del Sol expat conman may have links to Dutch crime family with hundreds of victims

Nigel Goldman fraud case moves to Fuengirola court

EXCLUSIVE VIDEO: Hiding Costa del Sol fraudster Nigel Goldman doorstepped by a new victim in the UK

Nigel Goldman pleads for sympathy in UK local paper interview

Marbella fraudster stole identities to con expat out of ‘thousands’

All that glitters is not Nigel Goldman as seasoned British fraudster vanishes over millions of missing money in Spain

EXCLUSIVE: Conman in the chocolate shop!

He’s Funked off home!

We’ve been ‘funked’

Incentive to lose

Mirroring the views of many

You’ve been fleeced

Meet the man obsessed by money

WATCH: Comical scenes in southern Spain as firemen cut open clothes recycling container to free trapped man

Girl, 17, dies from meningitis in Costa Blanca hospital as search takes place to trace her recent contacts

Weather warning in Spain: More storm chaos on the way as orange alerts issued for gale-force 100km/h winds

WWF slams fine for unlicensed hunter who killed a protected female lynx and orphaned her four cubs in central Spain

Malaga hospital at breaking point: Patients are waiting 65 hours and being treated in corridors, staff claim

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