‘Duke of Malborough’ conman ripped off £1.2m from single firm

A fraudster who once posed as the Duke of Malborough was jailed for seven years for conning small businesses out of £1.7m to enjoy the high life. Alexander Wood, 36, and accomplice Mohammed Azhar, 40, used sophisticated phone technology and so called ‘social engineering’ techniques to fool victims into thinking they were calling from their bank. The frauds resulted in at least 13 employees being laid off by one company and another company owner having a stress-induced stroke. They stole…