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Beware the Wolf of Essex! James Gillingham conned countless victims of their life savings - and now he's plotting his next scam from prison

Daily Mail Money · 16 September 2026 at 10:05

Beware the Wolf of Essex! James Gillingham conned countless victims of their life savings - and now he's plotting his next scam from prison

As the mastermind of a £1 million Ponzi fraud, James Gillingham (pictured) ran a gang that used aliases from hit movie The Riot Club to fleece victims.

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Beware the Wolf of Essex! James Gillingham conned countless victims of their life savings - and now he's plotting his next scam from prison

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