Balkan conman held amid 'prince' claim

A man from the Balkans has been arrested in Italy after cheating people by pretending he was a prince of India.

A man from the Balkans has been arrested in Italy after cheating people by pretending he was a prince of India.

Dragan Dragutinovic, 33, said he had inherited a fortune from his parents to secure business deals from all over the world.

Using 16 fake identities, it is believed he conned as much as $81m by taking money in advance as down payments then never following through.

He was finally arrested in Milan under suspicion of a fraud involving the property business.

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