Hamish McLaren - Born Hamish Watson, also known as Hamish Earle McLaren, Hamish Phillip McLaren, Hamish Philip Watson, Hamish Maxwell and Max Tavita, A conman responsible for frauds dating back to the 1990s. Awaiting sentencing for defrauding a dozen victims out of $7m of their superannuation.

Bec Rosen - Hamish’s ex-wife. They met at Blueys Beach, north of Sydney, in 2008 when Hamish was broke and Bec broken by an ugly former marriage. Hamish won Bec and her three sons over with mountains of affection. But when Bec’s father refused to sign over the deed to the family’s house, Hamish’s attention began to wander. Photographer: Adam Yip

Jack Rosen - Bec Rosen’s son. Jack had been dating his girlfriend Jane* since they were 15 and she was treated “like a daughter” by his mother Bec Rosen, who married Hamish in 2010. Jane often stayed at the Rosen family home. In the ultimate act of betrayal, Hamish began an affair with the 17-year-old, which Jane admitted to the Rosens after Bec’s marriage to Hamish had broken down in 2015. Picture: Julian Andrews

Peter and Lorraine Cross - A retired couple who were introduced to Hamish by their granddaughter, who was dating Hamish’s stepson Jack. Peter and Lorraine had been living debt-free before Hamish convinced them to invest their savings and superannuation and remortgage their investment properties. Hamish defrauded them of $1.1 million. Picture: Lindsay Moller

Neville Summach - The son of an entrepreneur whose family inherited millions from selling farming equipment. Neville met Hamish in a luxury car dealership in Kelowna where they were the only two to get the Mercedes ‘McLaren’. Neville has the unfortunate title of being the victim who had the most money misappropriated by Hamish in a single transaction. Picture: Jessica Zais

Matt Nable - Now a successful actor and screenwriter, Matt previously played rugby league for South Sydney and Manly. In the early 2000s Matt was Hamish’s personal trainer and witnessed first-hand Hamish’s largesse and the inconsistencies in his stories.

Tracy Hall - McLaren’s girlfriend at the time of his arrest and the last of his victims. A marketing executive, she knew him as Max Tavita. McLaren defrauded her of $317,000. Picture: Nick Cubbin

Catherine Coleman - Hall’s friend who suspected Max wasn’t who he said he was. Notified Hall of McLaren’s arrest after Max went missing.

Lisa Ho - Australian fashion designer and the most prominent fraud victim of McLaren who took him to civil court and had him declared bankrupt. Ho became a rallying point for other victims. McLaren defrauded her of $850,000 but she managed to recover $500,000 through the courts.

Karen Lowe (Baker) - A victim of McLaren who accompanied him on trips to New York and London. McLaren defrauded her of almost $1m. Picture by Andrew Parsons / i-Images Picture Agency

Julie Rourke - McLaren’s sister who maintains a relationship with him. Rourke and her husband Chris, coach of the Ainslie Australian football, were listed as directors of companies McLaren set up. Before moving to Canberra, the Rourkes’ Narrabeen house was sold under the name Watson in 2003. Find out more about the people in Hamish’s web here