Eleanor Young, 77, lost thousands of pounds after she was targeted in an elaborate scam which saw her contacted by fraudsters pretending to be her bank before a courier turned up at her door

Eleanor Young, 77, from Stirling, was targeted by criminals pretending to be from her bank's fraud prevention team.

Maxwell Rusey, 53, convinced his victim to send money to accounts belonging to a colleague, saying he needed it to get a consignment of gold into the UK.

Abang Bas was bailed out of jail by a Malaysian lawyer, who told netizens to get their money ready as the family is planning to take legal action for the

Sangodoyin, 35,  of Adelubi area in Alakija, Ibadan, was charged with fraud and stealing.

Eleanor Young said that cruel scammers left her feeling "sick for days" after their elaborate con tricked her in to handing over thousands of pounds from her bank account.

The Classic FM presenter, who was formerly with the BBC for an eye-watering 34 years, said she had thought she was immune to being scammed and defrauded by a swindler.