He led a cruel gang of fraudster who intimidated a woman out of £38,000

They turned up at her home and demanded money11:18, 03 Sep 2026A woman fell victim to cruel fraudsters who set up loan to the value of £38,000 in her name and intimidated her at her own home. Between May 23, 2022 and May 25, 2022 fraudster Ryan Lake set up several loans in the victim's name.‌These loans were placed in the victim's account and Lake instructed the victim to withdraw the money and attended their home address, where Lake was "intimidating and made them feel extremely uncomfortable and scared." Lake demanded the victim moved large amounts of money into the accounts of his associates. Lake also accessed the victim's online banking without consent to make transactions using the loan money.‌On May 23, 2022 Lake asked the victim to take out £5,000 cash out from their bank and colle