Conman: The Life and Crimes of Mark Acklom

Name: Conman: The Life and Crimes of Mark Acklom
Director: Toby Sculthorp
Genre: Documentary, Crime
Released: 2019-10-11
Duration: 50 min
Cast: Martin Brunt

201950m

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DocumentaryCrime

Documentary following the story of a cunning fraudster who posed as an MI6 agent to con his ex-girlfriend out of almost £300,000.

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Martin Brunt

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