The Man Who Stole Identities : Episode 508
UK True Crime Podcast
UK True Crime Podcast
4.3 • 2.8K Ratings
🗓️ 11 May 2026
⏱️ 29 minutes
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Summary
A crime with no victims, just the faceless banks. Or is that ever really the case?
Elliot Castro was one of the most prolific fraudsters in the UK, starting from a very early age where he stole identities and credit card details to fund a life of luxury across the world. From five-star hotels to designer shopping sprees, Castro lived under countless false identities while staying one step ahead of authorities for years. But behind the glamour was a deeply compulsive double life built on deception, manipulation and fraud.
In this episode, I look at how Elliot Castro became one of the UK’s most notorious conmen - and how his extraordinary criminal career finally came crashing down.
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| 0:54.2 | Hello and welcome to episode 508 of the UK True Crime to find these shows and more. Hello and welcome to episode 508 of the UK True Crime Podcast. I'm Adam. Thank you so much for |
| 1:00.7 | joining me today. So earlier this morning I spoke to retired Detective Colin Sutton, |
| 1:06.3 | the man whose team caught Levi Belfield. I'll be releasing our chat in the next few days, so please |
| 1:11.4 | to look out for that one, has Colin is someone always worth listening to. Today's story is about |
| 1:17.3 | a criminal who stole millions of pounds from people all around the world, which he used to sustain |
| 1:22.3 | a luxury lifestyle of first-class flights, fund his Rolex addiction, and it even allowed him to spend |
| 1:29.1 | the night drinking with St Bono, what more could you want? And all this, while he was just a teenager. |
| 1:35.1 | But before we dive into the dodgy dealings of this baby-faced fraudster, let's set some |
| 1:41.4 | context with our guests a month and year game. You ready? |
| 1:45.8 | At number six on the UK music charts, it was the Mavericks with Dance the Night Away. |
| 1:50.3 | Remember that? |
| 1:51.5 | In the US, The Boy Is Mine from Brandy and Monica was in the top spot. |
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