Serial Swindlers

From rugby legend Jonah Lomu to some of New Zealand's senior politicians and businessmen, Loizos Michaels conned them all with his smooth talk and promises of massive business deals.

Born Joseph Hikairo-Barlow, this serial swindler created a complex false persona for himself, convincing people around him that he was a Tahitian Prince.

Chia Teck Leng has the dubious title of being Singapore's biggest ever commercial fraudster, stealing masses of money from four foreign banks.

David Carroll is one of New Zealand's most prolific offenders. He has more than 130 convictions for dishonesty offences and has been in and out of prison over 40 times.

Achilleas Kallakis was known as one of the most audacious characters in the London property market. he managed to amass a £250 million fortune, repeatedly swindling some of Britain’s biggest banks.

Brian Goldie passed himself off in Thailand as a qualified former advocate in the High Courts of Scotland, taking money mostly from expats and representing them in the Thai courts.

While Giovanni di Stefano was notoriously linked to clients such as Gary Glitter and Saddam Hussein for his legal work, he possessed no qualification and was not registered as an advocate.

In 1995, Stefan Michalis Kollakis, later known as Achilleas Kallakis, was arrested for selling fake English honor titles to Americans; before this con was exposed, Kollakis managed to raise a 250 million dollar fortune.

Convicted fraud Michael Brown is known for his large donation to the Liberal Democrat Party in the UK despite not being a member or registered to vote.

Edward Davenport, or "Fast Eddie," became well known in the late 1980's for the controversial Gatecrasher Balls; despite tax offenses, he managed to reinvent himself and schemed successfully until 2011.

John Keady, born Peter Berry, charmed his way into the lives of scores of successful women across the UK, claiming to be a wealthy international business consultant.

Selva Carmichael is a serial conman with a penchant for the limelight. From international fame on television to incredible returns on property investments, no lie was too large for this charismatic businessman.

Graham Briggs had his first taste of prison in 1995 after stealing £55,000 from a London-based catering company. The following year, Briggs posed as a pilot to woo an air hostess before fleeing with £25,000 of her money.