Illegal immigrant Anopkumar Maudhoo was behind £8.5m property fraud

A serial fraudster who carried out one of Britain’s biggest ever property swindles is facing years behind bars. Anopkumar Maudhoo, 45, made at least £8.5m conning dozens of victims by selling them homes he did not own across London and the South East. Maudhoo ran a large-scale conveyancing scam offering investment opportunities in the purchase of repossessed properties, or the redevelopment of plots of land. But in reality the houses were not subject to repossession proceedings and the genuine owners…