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https://www.desiblitz.com/content/man-ordered-to-pay-1m-after-swindling-elderly-couple November 8, 2021 Man ordered to Pay £1m after Swindling Elderly Couple A 40-year-old man has been ordered to pay back nearly £1 million after he scammed an elderly couple out of their life savings. Mohammed Arshad Ajmal, aged 40, of Ilford, London, has been ordered to pay back nearly £1 million after swindling an elderly couple out of their life savings. Ajmal was first sentenced to eight years in prison at Bournemouth Crown Court, on July 31 2020. He had posed as a policeman to steal £845,000 from the pensioners, both in their 70s, leaving them with just £187 in their savings account. They were then forced to sell their BMW to give them access to some emergency cash. However, since their actions breached tax laws, the pair were also hit with a massive £124,000 income tax bill. The court heard that the victims were first contacted by Ajmal on August 15, 2019. He claimed that he was ‘DS Richard Clements from Cybercrime at Westminster Police’ and told them that their bank details had been stolen.