An alleged Aussie fraudster posing as a good friend to the wealthy and well-known is accused of emptying the wallets of socialite millionaires in certainly one of America’s most refined cities.
Timothy Alford, the brother of Sydney socialite Hollie Nasser, left fairly an affect on excessive society within the charming ‘Previous South’ metropolis of Charleston, South Carolina.
After an 18-month whirlwind of girls, flashing the money, huge wheel offers that by no means fairly made it, and passing round images of himself with a person who he claimed was Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos, Alford left city with out even paying the canine groomer.
It is just now – after information of a $50million embezzlement investigation by the FBI into Alford, and his reference to the hit Paramount+ drama Faux – that Charleston authorities have been pressured to do its personal investigation into his time within the metropolis.
One man-about-town who Alford befriended instructed Day by day Mail Australia that the alleged con man’s behaviour grew to become ‘increasingly weird, after which sooner or later he was gone’.
Charleston’s expertise with the elusive Alford solely got here to gentle after an investigative sequence by 9 Newspapers revealed late final 12 months that the FBI has launched an investigation into fraud allegations in opposition to him.
The accusations span two international locations and contain alleged scams in opposition to US multi-millionaires and the ex-wife of a French president.
Charleston realtor Matthew Brockbank contacted Day by day Mail Australia following an article about Alford’s actual life reference to the present, Faux.
Alleged fraudster Tim Alford (proper) handed round images to his new mates in Charleston of himself with celebrities similar to rocker Tommy Lee (left)
Alford (left) pictured with who he claimed was billionaire Amazon boss Jeff Bezos (proper), however who may be a a lot poorer lookalike
Alford, the brother of Sydney socialite Hollie Nasser, tried to impress excessive society in Charleston, South Carolina
In Faux, the love rat character performed by Australian actor David Wenham who preys upon Asher Keddie’s character, alludes to how he had allegedly been scammed himself.
That alleged scammer was none apart from Alford, the massive brother of Hollie Nasser.
Alford’s alleged $6million rip-off on the romance con man Sean Lander (performed within the present by Wenham) escalated to a creepy on-line menace towards Alford’s household.
It was simply one other tangled story for a household that has repeatedly been on the centre of scandal and intrigue in recent times.
However now extra data has come to gentle concerning Alford’s alleged exploits in Charleston, a metropolis famend for its historic allure, luxurious accommodations, tradition and pre-Civil Conflict structure.
Mr Brockbank mentioned that Alford arrived in Charleston in 2020 and left all of the sudden in 2021.
Whereas Alford was awash with money at first – ‘at all times insisting he would pay and it was at all times money’ – by the tip of his 18 months within the metropolis he had grown ‘p***ed off, harassed, indignant and asking folks to pay’.
‘He was at all times flashing cash, like a profitable businessman and wannabe excessive curler. There have been at all times ladies round,’ Mr Brockbank mentioned.
‘He confirmed images of himself with (Amazon boss) Jeff Bezos and (Mötley Crüe drummer) Tommy Lee to brag and was at all times speaking about wheeling and dealing in Los Angeles and New York.
Realtor Matthew Brockbank (left) has some weird tales about Alford’s time in Charleston, the place the Australian was at all times asking to purchase costly property however by no means fairly coming by means of with the cash
Tim Alford is the brother of Hollie Nasser (above) who in 2021 grew to become a central a part of Sydney’s greatest love scandal when she ran off together with her finest good friend’s husband
‘He would at all times pay money and refuse to let anybody else pay, after which left city owing money owed. I had a buddy who misplaced a bunch of cash. With me, all he did was waste a s***load of my time.’
On a number of events, Alford requested the true property agent to arrange property offers which by no means got here to fruition.
One time he mentioned ‘Matthew I’ll relocate to South Carolina, can you discover me land as much as $50million for polo ponies, that has a polo area’.
However when Mr Brockbank tried to nail Alford down on the financials, the deal – like all his others – didn’t come collectively.
‘About 4 instances I mentioned “I have to see proof and discuss to the monetary adviser”, however no. I mentioned no matter, he took me to dinner, and I don’t maintain a grudge, nevertheless it’s an insane ego increase pretending to purchase locations.
‘After which, all of the sudden he disappeared.’
Mr Brockbank mentioned one of many more unusual schemes was Alford’s alleged bid to purchase all of the antiques from a non-public membership which had gone bust in Charleston.
Mr Brockbank’s mom, an antiques professional, spent days going by means of the wares and placing collectively ‘a very whole lot’.
Tim Alford (above) allegedly left money owed after flashing his money in Charleston, South Carolina earlier than mysteriously disappearing
Charleston’s foremost canine groomer, Carrie Montgomery, who runs canine barber store The Canine Wash, found that Alford’s assistant was paying for her service on the Aussie’s golden retriever and known as him out
‘I mentioned I wanted to get the cash first … and he mentioned “I am going to get it to you later”. He stored on saying “I am going to have the cash in two days to you”.’
The cash by no means eventuated, the deal fell by means of, and the antiques had been offered at public sale.
Then there was the unpaid canine groomer.
‘This was much more weird. Alford had a phenomenal golden retriever and certainly one of his assistants, a younger lady, would take it to Carrie, the canine groomer.’
Carrie Montgomery operates certainly one of Charleston’s most trendy grooming enterprise known as The Canine Wash, within the metropolis’s historic downtown space.
‘The assistant would at all times pay together with her (private) bank card to Carrie and when she came upon the assistant wasn’t being paid again, she instructed the lady “you are not paying me any extra”.
‘Tim completely misplaced his thoughts at this after which mentioned “it is ridiculous how a lot you cost” and paid her nothing.
‘Subsequent factor he got here to me … and mentioned “we will open a canine grooming enterprise”.
‘Tim instructed me he can be the investor and that will present Carrie he may run a canine grooming enterprise. He left city proper after that.’
Mr Brockbank at first believed Alford could have gone to Dubai, however later learnt by way of his direct Instagram messages that Alford was in South America.
‘Hell … owing cash in international locations like Colombia and Dubai, they will straight up chop his head off,’ he mentioned.
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