Shropshire romance fraud suspect denies swindling women out of £670,000 - getting them to pay for 'heart surgery', luxury cars and to get his teeth done
A romance fraud suspect accused of conning six women out of more than £670,000 has denied a string of charges - including getting women to pay for his "heart surgery", for luxury cars and to get his teeth done.
Telford man Marc Cole-Jones, aged 52, is accused of swindling complainants from Shropshire, the West Midlands, Lancashire, Cheshire, Warwickshire and Manchester out of money between 2009 and 2024.
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Cole-Jones, also known as Marc Cole and Marc Sands, was in the dock at Chester Crown Court for a plea and trial preparation hearing today (Friday, February 27, 2026).
Cole-Jones, of Church Grove, Donnington, Telford, pleaded not guilty to 25 counts of fraud by false representation.
The charges allege that Cole-Jones got women to pay him thousands of pounds for various reasons.
