A serial fraudster who carried out one of Britain's biggest ever property swindles and spent the proceeds on a house and a raft of sports cars has been jailed for 10 years.
Anopkumar Maudhoo, 46, made at least £8.5million from 45 victims by selling them homes he did not own across London and the South East.
Maudhoo, an illegal immigrant from Mauritius who should have been deported in 2010, ran a large-scale conveyancing scam offering investment opportunities in the purchase of repossessed properties, or the redevelopment of plots of land.
But in reality the houses were not subject to repossession proceedings and the genuine owners were unaware of the fraudulent sales.
Two buyers purchased the same house in Eaton Terrace, Belgravia, where homes can fetch well over £10m. Three victims lost £600,000 each.
