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Anything Goes with James English

mastermind behind the 5 million pound jewellery heist dressed as the sultan of Brunei

Anything Goes with James English

Anything Goes with James English

Society & Culture

4.53.2K Ratings

🗓️ 1 February 2021

⏱️ 76 minutes

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Summary

Anything goes with James English Ep/152 The 3 million pound heist Manchester’s mastermind Saqib Mumtaz tells his story. A reformed con artist has opens up about his life as a fraudster and how he and his friends came up with the idea to con an exclusive jewellers out of 3 million.  Saqib Mumtaz, teamed up with three friends to pose as the Sultan of Brunei's brother before stealing the jewellery in one of the most famous heists of the 90s.

You can contact James English on his social media platforms  http://instagram.com/jamesenglish2  http://twitter.com/jamesenglish0  http://Facebook.com/Jamesenglish11 You can check out all video episodes on my YouTube page, James English - Anything Goes Podcast Show  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkdiBNdMSiQeT8aD7gXWgvA/videos?view_as=subscriber

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0:00.0

Ah, she's brilliant. Miss, I finally got plans out the group chat. We get it. Four votes for a festival,

0:06.0

three for a city break. It's hard to adhere to everyone's needs. There's Betty with her oversized tent.

0:11.1

Sarah and her six foot eight boyfriend.

0:13.1

All right.

0:13.9

Roger Junior and his dog, Roger Senior.

0:16.8

And don't get us started on Mel.

0:19.4

But, like a marriage counselor, she's the one keeping things together.

0:22.6

All aboard Miss, I finally got plans out the group chat, keep everyone's plans alive when you

0:27.1

travel with us. P and O'Ferees, there is another way.

0:30.0

Oh, he's cute, Mr. I can never sleep when I'm traveling. He's hugging his pillow like a sloth on a branch.

0:40.0

He couldn't sleep before. Now listen to him him sounds like an elephant with a chest infection

0:45.9

Well, they call him a dreamer and now they're right all aboard mister I can never sleep when I'm traveling.

0:53.0

Find all the comfort you need in the quiet lounge.

0:56.0

Pinedo Ferries, there is another way. Oh, uh, Boon my own yeah and today's guess we've got sickie power at your brother.

1:20.5

I'm good it's good to have you on.

1:22.6

Me, I've been waiting, I couldn't wait to come on, mate.

1:26.1

Yeah, yeah, yeah. I've seen all your stuff in vise. You've done a very bold earner,

1:30.8

where you try to do an earna where the Sultan of Brunei, he was a

1:36.0

righteous man in the world at that time. That's right, yes. You decided to

1:40.5

pretend to be his brother, phone the jurors in Beverly Hills, organized limousines, S. S. S. S.

1:46.3

Guards, the full works to meet those people for a 2 million pound scam. Fair play to you. Very out there, very oceans I love and kind of

1:55.2

thing. So very interesting I've seen your videos on rice I know they've just

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