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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
National
Matthew Dresch

Fraudster jailed over 'gigantic Ponzi scheme' in £226m Caribbean holiday scam

A fraudster who duped more than 8,000 people into investing in a £226million luxury holiday resort scam has been jailed for 12 years.

David Ames, 70, of Basildon, Essex, enriched himself and his family to the tune of £6.2million, paying his wife and son £10,000 a month.

Meanwhile, thousands of victims lost their pensions and life savings after investing in the Harlequin Group.

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