Fraudsters who conned victims out of more than £3.4m are being hunted by police for callous scams which conned innocent strangers out of their hard-earned cash.
Seven of the most wanted con-artist suspects have been named by The City of London Police in a bid to finally snare them.
Nathan Scott Hudson , 34, from Cottingham, East Yorkshire, is wanted by Humberside Police for frauds which targeted holidaymakers.
Nathan Hudson defrauded people across London, Hull, Leeds, Liverpool, Plymouth, Cornwall and Poole and is wanted for defrauding holiday makers
His victims lost a combined £110,000 after he set up a string of fake businesses offering discounted house rentals and short breaks.
Another man, Denis Marku, 21, of Dixon Road, South Norwood, London, is wanted in connection with a series of attempted frauds.
It is believed he raked in a staggering £3million since January this year, while employed as a cashier at a Metrobank branch on the King’s Road in London.
Denis Marku was the highest profiting of the seven fraudsters after he conned victims out of more than £3million
Dan Sheridan, 48, from Wolverhampton, is sought in connection with four fraud and money laundering offences – one which has been described as ‘sophisticated’.
Mulitple callers were used against victims to pretend to be from a court.
A man posed as a ‘judge’ and ordered victims to transfer cash or face prison.
Transfers to a total of £79,000 were made Sheridan’s bank account.
A husband and wife duo from the same area are also wanted for deceptive schemes.
Kathleen McCarthy, 29, and Oliver Boswell, 30, are wanting for money laundering.
Ms McCarthy was convicted of nineteen counts of money laundering following trial after conning victims out of £220,000. Her targets were fourteen elderly or vulnerable adults across 1 counties.
Mr Boswell pleaded guilty of four money laundering offences in January 2017, he received £24,000 from four victims between January 2014 and June 2014. Sentencing was postponed until after the trial that Kathleen McCarthy was convicted, he failed to attend and is wanted by the court.
Con couple Kathleen McCarthy and Oliver Boswell conned victims out of tens of thousands – they are now wanted by police
John McCarthy, 33, from Wolverhampton, is wanted for five fraud and money laundering offences, at least one of which saw him pose as a Trading Standards officer, convincing elderly occupants across London, Surrey, Kent, and Sussex to pay thousands to have flood damage in their houses repaired.
John McCarthy targeted the elderly and pretended to be from Trading Standards to be granted access to their homes
Another man from Wolverhampton is also wanted.
James Flynn, 42, is wanted in connection with fraud and money laundering offences.
Flynn, who also uses the name James Sheridan, carried out an advance fee fraud, or rogue trading fraud, on his victim, who was tricked into transferring money into four different accounts, with Flynn receiving £64,600 in total.
James Flynn told people they were entitled to money and would be given huge sums if they paid him to release the cash
An advance fee fraud is common in the UK – and involves a person being promised a large sum – in return for an upfront payment.
John Joseph O’Brien, 49, from Cambridge, is also wanted for advance fee fraud.
He received £75,000 from a London-based victim.
John Joseph O’Brien, 49, from Cambridge is also wanted for ‘advance fee frauds’ after getting £75,000 from one person
All seven are wanted after investigations by The Joint Fraud Taskforce.
Anyone with any information is asked to contact DC Lee Pocock at lee.pocock@serocu.pnn.police.uk.
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