Million-dollar fraudster found on dating app — while running from the cops

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Wanted man Wayne Parker successfully evaded authorities for nearly a year after committing a million dollars in fraud — but then the farmer from Suffolk, England, signed up for a dating app.

Cops were shocked to see the convicted criminal crop up after Parker created a profile on Match.com.

The 35-year-old scammer was found guilty last October of owing a whopping $970,000 to suppliers. He had failed to appear in court in February for sentencing and was being hunted by police to no avail — until the on-the-lam lothario decided to start looking for love.

“Since going on the run Mr. Parker is known to have been using the Match dating website,” a Suffolk County Council spokesperson told Jam Press.

“[He] has also been hiring cars in a bid, it is believed, to avoid detection by the police.”

“Mr Parker has repeatedly said he would return to Suffolk to face the consequences of his actions but, so far, he has failed to do so,” said Graham Crisp, Head of Suffolk Trading Standards.

“He knows it is only a matter of time before the law catches up with him and we would strongly urge him to hand himself in sooner rather than later,” Crisp said.

The frisky farmer was previously prosecuted for posing a serious risk of spreading Bovine Tuberculosis.

He had failed to dispose of farmed animal remains appropriately, and was found to be moving “large quantities” of cattle without following the proper process, as well as not keeping adequate records of the cattle.

In February 2020, Parker was handed a 12-week jail sentence and an 18-month suspension from doing business. He was also ordered to pay a $155 victim surcharge, along with costs to Suffolk Trading Standards.