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The Football Fraudster review: Inside the mind of a serial conman... and the victims he cruelly duped, writes CHRISTOPHER STEVENS


As the public fascination with the psychology of crime continues to grow, recent days have seen television probes into credit card fraud - and now, The Footballer Fraudster.

Excellent audio shows investigating very different types of fraud include The Missing Cryptoqueen, by a Radio 5 Live team, and Stolen Hearts, a jaw-dropping account of a bank-robbery-and-romance scam, narrated by Kerry Godliman — well worth a listen. Medi Abalimba, the so-called Footballer Fraudster duped at least two well-known women — Love Island's Georgia Steel, and Claire Merry, ex-wife of Arsenal's Thierry Henry — into relationships, emptying their bank accounts as he showered them with gifts And he duped at least two well-known women — Love Island's Georgia Steel, and Claire Merry, ex-wife of Arsenal's Thierry Henry — into relationships, emptying their bank accounts as he showered them with gifts.

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