A FLEET of supercars and a luxury speedboat seized from an illegal migrant who swindled £8.5million in a huge property con are now up for sale.
The lavish haul, in Kent, once belonged to Mauritian fraudster Anopkumar Maudhoo, 46, who duped 45 victims across London and the South East by selling homes he didn’t own.
The scammer, who had overstayed his visa since 2016, treated himself to a Lamborghini Huracan Sterrato, Aston Martin Vantage V12, Range Rover Sport SV, Porsche 911 GT3 RS, BMW M2 and a Hunton XRS37 powerboat using his ill-gotten gains.
Police seized the luxury collection when he was arrested last year.
Maudhoo later admitted 31 charges, with 45 more offences taken into consideration, and was jailed for ten years on July 29.
His riches are thought to be spread across the globe, prompting Interpol’s first-ever UK Silver Notice, asking foreign authorities to help track down more of his hidden assets.
Now, the government is flogging what they’ve managed to recover under the Proceeds of Crime Act (POCA) through Kent-based auction house Wilsons.
The online sale runs from 11am November 12 to 11am November 14, with no reserve price — and is expected to raise over £1million for victims, many of whom lost life-changing sums.
Craig Walker, of Wilsons, said: “These aren’t showroom models. These are collector-grade vehicles.
All with ultra-low mileage, these vehicles do not come to market regularly.
Opportunities to buy vehicles like this do not come around every day.
“From high-performance supercars to luxury marine and lifestyle assets, we’re proud to offer the public access to items that are rarely available outside private circles — and to do so with complete transparency and no reserve.”
Maudhoo barely had time to enjoy his toys before being caught.
The Lamborghini has only 118 miles on the clock, the BMW just 101, and the Aston Martin, one of only 249 made, a little over 1,000.
The powerboat, registered in 2011, has 995 hours of use.
Investigators say Maudhoo’s scam, one of Britain’s biggest-ever property cons, relied on fake names, forged documents and bogus solicitors’ stamps.
Victims across north London, Hertfordshire and Essex were left devastated after paying for homes that weren’t his to sell.
One victim said: “The scam did not just rob me of my life savings, it stole my sense of stability and future for my family.”
Judge Mr Recorder Zane Malik KC, sentencing him at Southwark Crown Court, said: “Although I am unsure of your true name, I am satisfied you are a thoroughly dishonest individual.”
The Sun previously reported, how he even tried to buy another vessel, fittingly named Mistaken Identity, for £665,000 to moor at St Katherine’s Dock beneath his £6,000-a-month Wapping apartment.
When arrested last year, Maudhoo was found to be operating under yet another alias — “Pascal Burns” — complete with a fake Portuguese driving licence.
He had previously gone by names including Vincent LeBeouf, Hamid Khan, and Rossello Di Paolo, using the false identities to evade police and immigration authorities.
Southwark Crown Court heard how Maudhoo “cruelly manipulated” dozens of victims into buying homes he had no right to sell, even convincing some they had bought a £10million Belgravia townhouse.
In reality, many of the properties were legitimate rentals or owner-occupied homes whose residents were left stunned when “buyers” appeared at their doorsteps.
Victims ranged from seasoned investors to families trying to secure a future for their children.
One, Zayn Ahmed, who lost £230,000, said the scam had a “profound and devastating impact,” leaving him suffering “sleepless nights and deep emotional distress.”
Prosecutor Simon Wilshire KC described Maudhoo as having a “history of organised defrauding people in a sophisticated way,” adding that even in custody, he showed “no genuine remorse.”
The court also heard that he had 25 previous convictions for fraud and identity offences.
