MI6 Fraudster Fails Espionage 101: Ordered to Repay £125K in Love Scam Bust
Mark Acklom, a “calculating fraudster,” bamboozled a woman into believing he was a spy and a banker. Now, he must repay £125,000 to his conned ex-love or face more jail time. Love might be blind, but in Acklom’s case, it’s also broke!
Hot Take:
Who needs Hollywood when you’ve got the real-life drama of Mark Acklom, a con artist so convincing, he could probably sell ice to Eskimos – or properties he doesn’t own to love-struck Brits. If lying was an Olympic sport, Acklom would be a gold medalist!
Key Points:
- Mark Acklom, a fraudster masquerading as an MI6 agent and Swiss banker, conned a woman into lending him money for non-existent property renovations.
- Acklom has been ordered to repay £125,000 to his victim, although the likelihood of repayment is slim.
- He was convicted in 2019 of five counts of fraud totaling £300,000 and served time in both UK and Spanish prisons.
- The CPS has been actively recovering assets from criminals and has retrieved over £478 million in five years.
- Acklom’s movements have been a mystery, bouncing between the UK, Switzerland, and Spain before facing justice.
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