A Life of Criminal Fantasy : Episode 493
UK True Crime Podcast
UK True Crime Podcast
4.3 • 2.8K Ratings
🗓️ 20 March 2026
⏱️ 27 minutes
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Summary
In this episode of the UK True Crime Podcast I delve into the criminal history of Paul Bint, a serial conman known as the “King Con.” Bint repeatedly posed as high-status figures, such as barristers and senior officials, to manipulate victims, often targeting women and gaining their trust before exploiting them financially. With hundreds of offences and multiple prison sentences, his story reveals how confidence fraud relies on charm, deception, and psychological manipulation rather than complex schemes. It is quite a story.
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| 0:00.0 | Your true crime story will start in just a moment. |
| 0:03.0 | But before it does, have you got your ticket for the Always True Crime Live Show? |
| 0:08.0 | Stuart from British Murders, Mike from Murder Mile, and Paul, the true crime enthusiast, |
| 0:14.0 | are teaming up for the ultimate true crime takeover at Crossed Wires Festival. |
| 0:19.0 | They'll be diving into the details of some gripping cases in a live |
| 0:22.2 | show that you won't want to miss. Search Crossed Wires Festival now and see all three shows with just |
| 0:28.4 | one ticket. Hello and welcome to episode 493 of the UK True Crime Podcast. I'm Adam. As you know on this podcast, we talked together about |
| 0:39.7 | some of the very worst crimes that have ever taken place in the UK, most of them incredibly |
| 0:44.6 | upsetting. Today we are still in the world of crime as we follow the life of a fraudster, |
| 0:50.9 | who pulled off some of the most incredible frauds in his lifetime. |
| 0:55.4 | So Wild was his life of fantasy that he was referred to sometimes in the media as King Kong. |
| 1:02.5 | He also means there's no guest a month and year game today, but don't worry, that will be back |
| 1:07.1 | on Tuesday when I cover one of the worst murders I've ever spoken about on this |
| 1:12.2 | podcast. But that is next week. Let's go along with today's story. Paul Bintz was originally |
| 1:19.3 | from Higham Ferris in Northamptonshire, a town about 80 miles or so northwest of London. It is, of course, |
| 1:25.9 | well known to ask us somewhere you like to just drive past |
| 1:28.5 | without stopping. Bint's first known offence at the age of 15 was a minor misdemeanor, certainly in |
| 1:35.2 | comparison to what we'll hear about later on, and his theft of fishing equipment could hardly |
| 1:40.9 | have marked him out to be the man he eventually morphed into, |
| 1:47.7 | and who would go on to commit literally hundreds of offences. |
| 1:53.5 | Bint's interest in masquerading as somebody else first came to light back in 1983. |
| 1:58.2 | At this time he developed a liking for wandering into hospitals, |
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