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Conman: The Life and Crimes of Mark Acklom

Conman: The Life and Crimes of Mark Acklom

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DocumentaryCrime

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Documentary following the story of a cunning fraudster who posed as an MI6 agent to con his ex-girlfriend out of almost £300,000.

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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

50 mins

Rating

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Release Date

11 October 2019

Country

United Kingdom

Cast

Martin Brunt

Martin Brunt

Presenter

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