London, November 6: In a shocking turn of events, a woman in the UK discovered just 14 days before her wedding that her fiancé was a con man with a criminal past. The revelation came when she stumbled upon several credit cards in his possession, each under a different name, which he had used to deceive people. Things took a darker turn when she learned he had been living under a fake identity and had even presented her with a fake engagement ring. The man was arrested and sentenced to five years in prison, but he managed to escape after being incarcerated for some time.

According to a report by News 18, Megan Clark, a former bar manager from the UK, first met her fiancé, Lord Bertie, at her workplace. He presented himself as the grandson of a famous typewriter inventor, and after five months of dating, Megan agreed to marry him. They moved into an extravagant home and began collaborating on watch designs, dreaming of a future together. UK Shocker: Pregnant Woman Pushed Off Bench by 2 Schoolboys at Bus Stop Suffers Miscarriage.

Just 14 days before their wedding, Megan began to grow suspicious when letters addressed to unfamiliar people started arriving at their home. Bertie brushed it off, claiming they were from previous tenants. However, Megan couldn’t shake the feeling something was off, so she visited Bertie’s office in search of answers. There, she made a shocking discovery inside his wallet, she found multiple credit cards with different names. A quick online search revealed the unthinkable: her fiancé was a con artist, using stolen cards to commit fraud. UK Shocker: Student Dies Using Two to Three 'Big Bottles' of Laughing Gas Everyday.

.While grappling with the revelation of his deceit, she found out that Bertie had also opened several credit cards in her name, amassing debts of nearly Rs 33 lakh. In a bid to alleviate the financial strain he had left her with, she contemplated selling her engagement ring, only to find out that it, too, was a counterfeit. As more details came out, it was revealed that Bertie’s true identity was an alias he had been using to manipulate and scam others. Feeling betrayed, Megan reported him to the authorities. He was sentenced to five years in prison but escaped during his incarceration.

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