Car crash scam ‘tricked pensioners out of £3m’

A con artist accused of involvement in a scam that tricked pensioners out of £3million by claiming their loved ones had been in car crashes appeared in court today. Two married couples conned elderly victims into transferring cash over the phone by telling them their relatives needed help covering damages from a car accident. Erno Horvarth, 41, his wife Marina Horvath, 32, along with Maria Lakatos, 41, and her partner Csaba Nemeth, 42, are all wanted in Hungary for their…