Miami fraudster Anthony Gignac went by the name Prince Khalid al-Saud of Saudi Arabia for over three decades, swindling people out of over $8 million (£6.4m) by posing as Middle Eastern royalty. He was arrested several times in the 1990s and 2000s – this picture shows him being held by police in Orlando, Florida – but after serving several short jail sentences, he continued his life of crime.

Gignac documented his life of luxury on Instagram under the moniker @princedubai_07 – showing off fast cars, expensive watches and bottles of champagne. He referred to himself as 'sultan', 'prince', and 'his royal highness' and lived in Miami's exclusive Fisher Island.

Gignac used his fake royal persona to convince people to invest in non-existent ventures around the world, but in 2017, his scam began to unravel...

These infamous fraudsters faked their way to a fortune