A conman who stole over £900,000 from five women to fund his gambling addiction has been jailed. A successful businesswoman deceived by the romance fraudster set up a Betfair account in his name that ran up losses of nearly £4 million. At one point, Baker even fabricated a tale of needing £50,000 to pay off London gangsters who planned to kill him. VerdictJudge Charles Falk said Baker had “mercilessly and cynically” exploited the trust of his victims in pursuit of “pure financial gain”. You took all of their money and frittered it away.

Source: Daily Mail December 22, 2025 12:08 UTC