Fraudster ‘does a Jack Shepherd’ and appeals his conviction on the run

A defiant cold call scammer is ‘doing a Shepherd’ by appealing his conviction for a £2.4million fraud while on the run. Sami Raja’s bid comes after speedboat killer Jack Shepherd challenged his manslaughter conviction after fleeing the UK. A judge said the practice “seems to be in vogue” after Shepherd qualified for legal aid despite being in hiding. Raja, 32, was sentenced to eight years in jail in January after his gang duped elderly victims into handing over their life…