{
  "id": 7643198,
  "title": "Beware the Wolf of Essex! James Gillingham conned countless victims of their life savings - and now he's plotting his next scam from prison",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/beware-the-wolf-of-essex-james-gillingham-conned-countless-victims-of",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-15T21:08:36.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "This Is Money",
    "slug": "this-is-money",
    "url": "https://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/beatthescammers/article-16133869/Beware-Wolf-Essex-James-Gillingham-conned-countless-victims-life-savings-hes-plotting-scam-prison.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "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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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}