Daily Record Chief Reporter Mark McGivern delves into the secret life of Anthony Adams, Scotland's 'King Con'.

I’ve seen many fantasists over the years and the common traits are endurance and delusion...

like others before him, Adams thinks he’s a victim.

Instead I saw him flick a middle finger to blind ex-serviceman Bill Mackie after he was convicted of stealing the OAP’s medals in May.

He had previously emailed Bill and his wife, Heather, fake invitations for the coronation of King Charles III and duped the couple into making a 9,000-mile round trip to Tanzania to meet the foreign minister.

The first I heard of him was in 2018 when, aged 23, he convinced a team of young people to accept training for his National Events Medical Services.

Young workers were asked to provide medical cover at events which....