Of almost £500,000 stolen by fraudsters cashing in on the Grenfell Tower fire, only a fraction has been recovered, an investigation revealed.

Just £1,000 has been recovered from the first person to be arrested and convicted of fraud, Anh Nhu Nguyen, according to the Huffington Post.

Nguyen, 53, of Beckenham Road in Bromley, transferred the money to a friend who passed it on to prosecutors.

Fraudsters, from Croydon and Sutton, have since been convicted of fraudulently benefitting from a combined sum of £20,784.

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Joyce Msokeri, of Ambleside Gardens in Sutton, was convicted for £19,000, while Mohammad Gamoota, of Leafy Way in Croydon, took £1,784.

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And Jenny McDonagh, of Willrose Crescent, Abbey Wood, who stole £62,000 meant for survivors, is one of the most recent people to have been convicted.

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The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) verified the figure, and said it had applied for court orders where possible to ensure funds were returned.

So far, nine people have been sentenced for fraud relating to the tragedy on June 14 last year.

A tenth man has pleaded guilty and will be sentenced later this year.

The total combined value of their frauds is £486,832.26.

A CPS spokesman said: "The CPS works hard to recover funds from offenders who have benefited financially from their crimes.

"The people we have successfully prosecuted for Grenfell related fraud were almost exclusively given non-monetary support in the form of hotel accommodation, food and clothing which cannot be recovered.

"Many were homeless or did not have access to bank accounts which meant there was no money or property to recover.

"However, in the few cases where funds could be returned, the CPS successfully applied for a court order which ensured they were returned to the charities which donated them.

"The prison sentences they received are also a warning to others that fraudulently claiming support intended for genuine survivors can have harsh consequences."

Here are the 10 people who fraudulently benefited from the fire and the value of their frauds, ranked by amount stolen:

Abdelkarim Rekaya - £88,183.70

Yonatan Eyob - £86,831.56

Elaine Douglas - £67,125.35

Jenny McDonagh - £62,000

Tommy Brooks - £58,396.89

Antonio Gouveia - £53,456.76

Derrick Peters - £38,784

Joyce Msokeri - £19,000

Anh Nhu Nguyen - £11,270

Mohammad Ali Gamoota - £1,784