From dodgy coal deals to fake law: Suspected con artist still at large despite litany of charges [Video]

It is a bizarre tale of a con artist whose ability to deceive and shape shift, chameleon-like, into as many characters as he has fingers on his hands. Apart from the middle finger, that is, which was always reserved as the parting shot when former Capetonian Fred Enslin walked into the sunset, away from his victims.

The story started around 2015, when Enslin, under the guise of a legitimate businessperson, engaged in a coal transaction with a Canadian company. This deal, involving a substantial amount of coal, is believed to be nothing but a con, meticulously crafted to ensnare the unsuspecting company in a financial trap.

“There was never any coal, never any deal. It was just Enslin who hoodwinked the company into believing that a large amount of coal was …