A Greenhithe man who posed as a multi-millionaire businessman to trick victims out of thousands of pounds has been jailed. 

Aidan Sinclair, 61, persuaded his neighbour to invest £18,000 into a company that did not actually exist by telling her he was buying a multi-million-pound property. 

He gave a string of reasons why he required money from her and said he could help secure her own mortgage. 

Some the £18,000 was returned to her by her banks but she made an overall loss of £9,000. 

The second victim, who worked in the financial sector, was tricked into believing that Sinclair had £5 million in an offshore account. 

The fraudster even presented the victim with fake bank statements and offered to book him exclusive tickets to Ascot. 

In total the second victim lost around £36,000. 

The third victim was the director of two companies Sinclair said he was going to invest £6 million in. 

He signed contracts committing to the investment but the cheques bounced. 

Sinclair then told the victim he required a £45,000 release fee to send the funds, but the victim refused to pay. 

Aidan SinclairAidan Sinclair (Image: Kent Police) Kent Police released footage of the moment Sinclair realised the game was up as they arrested him at his two-bedroom flat on Havelock Drive, Greenhithe, in August 2022. 

On Tuesday (October 15) Sinclair was jailed for three years and two months by a judge at Woolwich Crown Court. 

Investigating officer Detective Constable James Burr said: “‘Aidan Sinclair is a manipulative and dishonest individual with a history of offences, who causes financial hardship to his victims. 

“Whilst he goes to great lengths to believably portray himself as a wealthy and successful businessman, he is quite simply a criminal who has not a shred of remorse for the people affected by his crimes.”