Helen Wright wrote the letters trying to convince people husband Alan was in a coma and even tricked their local MP Geraint Davies into intervening in his case as he dodged court for his crimes.

The socialite, who was exposed as a fraudster who duped victims out of their life savings, must sell his palatial north London home to pay legal fees.

Riyaz Patel, left, stole the cash over a six month period from his brother’s post office in Penwortham, Lancashire in 2000. Now he is responsible for the safety of 70,000 fans at Old Trafford during Manchester United home games.

Yvonne Doyle, 64, of Milton Keynes has been ordered to pay back £107,000 by a judge at Reading Crown Court after illegally claiming £250,000.

Former Coutts private banker Roger Noad, 60, pictured, of Sevenoaks, Kent, is said to have laundered proceeds from his son’s multi-million pound investment scam.

Single mother Sonia Mellor, 33, from Worsley, Greater Manchester, claimed she spent all day in bed and needed 24 hour care to help her with everyday tasks.

Edward Davenport, 47, who was jailed in 2011 for his part in a £4millon fraud, cuts a pitiful figure as he is constantly watched by prison guards in St George’s Hospital, South London, after undergoing a second kidney transplant.

The Vizconde von Hoehen de Bessarabia claimed to be a Moldovan Viscount deprived of his birthright. He was actually Kirk Brown, a habitual liar and fraudster.

Frances Harris, 74, of Brighton, East Sussex, persuaded investors to plough their savings into an investment opportunity backed by multi-millionaires.

Norman Brennan, formerly of Netherton, Merseyside, fled the UK five years ago after admitting claiming benefits under his brother’s name.