{"id":303786,"date":"2025-12-19T15:00:49","date_gmt":"2025-12-19T15:00:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/conman-who-posed-as-mi6-agent-in-romance-scam-told-to-pay-victim-125000\/"},"modified":"2025-12-19T15:00:49","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T15:00:49","slug":"conman-who-posed-as-mi6-agent-in-romance-scam-told-to-pay-victim-125000","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/conman-who-posed-as-mi6-agent-in-romance-scam-told-to-pay-victim-125000\/","title":{"rendered":"Conman who posed as MI6 agent in romance scam told to pay victim \u00a3125,000"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/jaObEEXwPRs\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Conman who posed as MI6 agent in romance scam told to pay victim \u00a3125,000\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jaObEEXwPRs\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Notorious conman Mark Acklom, who posed as a wealthy banker and MI6 agent, has been ordered to pay the victim of a romance scam \u00a3125,000 in compensation after a five-year court battle.<\/p>\n<p>Acklom was jailed for duping divorcee Carolyn Woods into handing over all her money after promising to marry her.<\/p>\n<p>At the end of a five-year Proceeds of Crime Act (POCA) series of hearings at Bristol Crown Court, lawyers agreed that Acklom, 52, had benefited by \u00a3710,000 in his fraud against Ms Woods, but that his traceable assets were only \u00a3125,000. He will be jailed for two years if he doesn&#8217;t comply with the order.<\/p>\n<p>Read more: https:\/\/news.sky.com\/story\/conman-who-posed-as-mi6-agent-in-romance-scam-told-to-pay-victim-125k-13485578<\/p>\n<p>#markacklom #carolynwoods #skynews <\/p>\n<p>SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on Twitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/skynews<br \/>\nLike us on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on TikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@skynews <\/p>\n<p>For more content go to http:\/\/news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/gb\/app\/sky-news\/id316391924?mt=8 Android https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&amp;hl=en_GB <\/p>\n<p>Sky News Daily podcast is available for free here: https:\/\/podfollow.com\/skynewsdaily\/ <\/p>\n<p>To enquire about licensing Sky News content, you can find more information here: https:\/\/news.sky.com\/info\/library-sales<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Notorious conman Mark Acklom, who posed as a wealthy banker and MI6 agent, has been ordered to pay the victim of a romance scam \u00a3125,000 in compensation after a five-year court battle. 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