Tag: fraudster
Wanted Polish man arrested at Costa Blanca airport in Spain after jetting in from Ireland
A Polish fugitive who had a European Arrest Warrant issued against him two years ago, has been caught at Alicante-Elche airport.
The man, 37, flew...
Woman swindled out of €20,000 in online romance scam by bogus doctor in Spain’s Murcia region
A conman swindled €20,000 out of a woman looking for love as he pretended to be a 'prestigious' South American doctor.
The 34-year-old Nigerian trickster...
German fraudster fugitive who swindled €300K arrested in Spain’s Mallorca
A FUGITIVE German fraudster has been arrested in Mallorca where he had been hiding out for some 18 months.
The 60-year-old, whose name has not...
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,...
Fugitive fraudster is arrested in arrivals area of Costa Blanca airport in Spain
AN Estonian man accused of a €150,000 fraud has been arrested after landing at Alicante-Elche airport.
He had flown in from Kaunas in Lithuania.
The man,...
Grapes of wrath for Costa Blanca vineyard owner in Spain who was not paid for UK export deal
A Catalan businessman has been arrested for scamming an Alicante Province farmer out of 45 tons of grapes that ended up in Manchester.
The farmer...
Costa Blanca fraudster arrested for online hate messages against Spain’s Guardia Civil
A con man is behind bars for a 2010 fraud after allegedly using over 4,300 social media profiles to spread hate messages against the...
Britain’s most notorious conman Mark Acklom heading back to prison in Spain after early release from UK jail
SERIAL fraudster Mark Acklom has agreed to be extradited to Spain when he is released early from a UK prison later this month.
Acklom who...
Belgian fugitive who sold a fake luxury watch for over €16,000 is caught on the Costa Blanca in Spain
A Belgian con-artist has been caught by the Policia Nacional on the Costa Blanca after running away from a ten-year jail term.
Officers arrested the...
British expat drives 100 miles to retrieve his car after Olive Press reader spots alleged thief on Spain’s Costa...
A BRITISH expat who reported his car stolen by a transport company called Mission Impossible has his car back after the alleged thief was...
Expat fraudster arrested after being caught on the run on Spain’s Costa Blanca
POLICIA Nacional have arrested a 67-year-old fugitive in Torrevieja.
The suspect had been on the run after being sentenced to 10 months in prison for...
‘Serial fraudster expat’ Paula Neale arrested in Spain following Olive Press expose
SERIAL expat fraudster Paula Neale who was first exposed by the Olive Press has finally been arrested in Spain.
It comes after dozens of...
Britain’s ‘most wanted’ arrested in South Africa
Drug trafficker and fraudster Martin Evans bought a luxury mansion in Marbella
Conman Nigel Goldman frolics with an alpaca while on the run
EXCLUSIVE: Pictures emerge of the fraudster living the high life while hiding out in the UK
The real sharks of the Costa del Sol
Following FSA warnings that thousands of expats in Spain are on the so-called ‘suckers list’, Helen Pierpoint investigates what makes a psychopath or conman
WANTED: Five-star hotel search for Alwyn Funke
Fresh appeal to catch a client, who walked out having failed to pay his 1,500 euro bill
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