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A former actor from the UK soap opera "Brookside" was arrested in Alicante, Spain by Guardia Civil officers after jumping bail ahead of a fraud trial. He operated a network of fake modelling agencies across England for over eight years, defrauding more than 6,000 victims out of large sums of money on false promises of paid modelling work. The National Trading Standards investigation revealed he lived luxuriously off the proceeds while most victims received poor quality photographs and no real job opportunities, leaving many financially devastated.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-09-19,
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Barry Philip Foster, a former actor from the TV soap Brookside, was arrested in Alicante, Spain, by officers from the Guardia Civil after jumping bail ahead of his fraud trial. Foster operated a network of fake modelling agencies and photography studios across England for over eight years, duping more than 6,000 victims into paying large sums of money under false promises of securing paid modelling work. The National Trading Standards investigation revealed that he lived luxuriously off the proceeds of his fraudulent scheme while operating from Spain. Foster was one of Britain's Most Wanted and had been on an international arrest warrant for nearly a year before being apprehended in Torrevieja. During the raid, Spanish authorities seized 22,000 euros in cash and several false identity documents used by Foster to evade capture.
Written for “Brookside Actor Arrested For Fraud” on 2026-10-05,
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He ran an operation involving an extensive network of sham modelling agencies that exploited the dreams of aspiring young models and their parents for more than eight years.
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He was detained by officers from the Guardia Civil on Thursday in Alicante, Spain.
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He is the fourth man featured on the NCA’s recent most wanted campaign to be arrested.
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A National Trading Standards (NTS) investigation found that more than 6,000 victims parted with large sums of money on the false promise of securing paid modelling work in the fraud that Foster ran from his base in Spain, where he lived a luxurious lifestyle.
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He used a network of associates in England to operate a string of sham modelling agencies and photography studios in cities including London, Manchester, Leeds, Bristol, Coventry and Nottingham which was uncovered after a six-year NTS investigation.
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The victims were duped into thinking that a model agency was interested in them, with emails telling them they had potential after they responded to a local photographic studio and social media advertising campaign.
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An invitation to get a “free” test shoot at the photographic studio was used to try to extort money, according to NTS.
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They were handed glossy brochures, told that other people like them had been successful and they had passed their studio test, but they would need to buy a photographic portfolio for the modelling agencies who were interested in them.
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They were told they had to buy their portfolio photographs from the studio in order to join an agency and become an agency model.
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Some of them used credit deals arranged by the fraudsters or expensive payday loans to make the upfront payment.
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In return, the victims got poor quality digital photographs that stood no real chance of landing them professional jobs and most did not get paid modelling work.
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Foster bought high-end watches and cars with his share of the proceeds while many victims told NTS investigators they had been left financially and emotionally devastated, and felt humiliated and betrayed.
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