7. Robert Hendy-Freegard
Robert Freegard was British con man. He met his victims in public areas and claimed that he worked for M15 and the Scotland Yard. He tipped fake information to his victims that they were being targeted for assassination by IRA. He guided them to safe areas and convinced them to give a large amount of money for various purposes. In 2006, he was sentenced to life imprisonment for various cases of deceptions, kidnapping and thefts.