Canoe fraudster John Darwin could return to jail after flying 1,700 miles for dinner date with 25-year-old Ukrainian woman Darwin, 63, pictured with 25-year-old Anna on night out in Sumy, Ukraine His probation bans him from leaving Britain without official permission He was jailed for six years after faking his own death to claim insurance The man who faked his own death in a canoeing accident in order to claim life insurance has been seen in Ukraine apparently romancing a woman 38 years his junior whom he met online. John Darwin could now be returned to prison after flying to Eastern Europe, as leaving the country without permission breaches the terms of his parole. But the 63-year-old nonetheless appeared to enjoy his dinner date with blonde Anna, 25, in the industrial city of Sumy - even though the couple had to be accompanied by a translator. Trip: John Darwin, left, who was jailed for orchestrating a life insurance scam with his wife Anne, right, has been seen on a dinner date with a 25-year-old woman in Ukraine Darwin was jailed for six years in 2008 after he pleaded guilty to fraudulently claiming £500,000 in insurance money in a scam cooked up by him and his then wife Anne. He disappeared while canoeing in March 2002 and was declared dead a year later - but in fact he was living in a bedsit attached to the family home in Hartlepool. The pair moved to Panama in 2007, but their fraud was exposed when Mr Darwin walked into a police station claiming he was suffering from amnesia. He was released from prison nearly three years ago, and is now divorced from Anne - but he has apparently been looking for love online by browsing a website which advertises foreign brides. Couple: The pair were photographed together in Panama even though Mr Darwin had been declared dead Journey: Darwin travelled 1,700 miles from Britain to Sumy in north-eastern Ukraine for his date After getting in touch with statuesque Anna through the site, Darwin flew 1,750 miles to her hometown of Sumy, which is four hours' drive from the Ukrainian capital, Kiev. He was spotted in the mining town by a British tourist last week, and on Saturday night he went on a night out with his much younger date, as well as a female translator. Anna visited his hotel before dinner, and he gave her a red rose as they left for dinner at one of the best restaurants in Sumy - but he reacted angrily when an onlooker recognised and confronted him, asking if he was allowed to leave the UK. A witness told The Sun: 'They spent around two hours inside and when they came out he was joking and laughing. But that all changed when he was asked whether he should be in the Ukraine. He turned quite nasty. The girls asked him what was going on. He said, "I've no idea."' Canoe: Darwin's boat was recovered from the sea in March 2002 but there was no trace of him for five years Home: The house in Hartlepool where the Darwins lived before moving to Panama The next day, Darwin refused to tell reporters whether or not he had obtained permission to leave Britain, as required by his parole terms. He said he was suffering from a migraine, and joked that he would face 'an even bigger headache' if officials rule that he has a case to answer. A spokesman for the Ministry of Justice refused to confirm whether or not the department was investigating Darwin for the possible breach. He said: 'Any offender subject to licence supervision is required to gain permission from probation to travel outside of the UK; permission is only granted in exceptional circumstances. Any offender who travels without this permission will be subject to recall to custody. In these circumstances the Probation Service works closely with the police to implement the recall. A number of agencies offer to put Western men in touch with young women from poorer countries in exchange for payments as high as £2,000. Websites provide contact details for women in Eastern Europe and Asia, and charge an additional fee for flying the men out and providing translators to enable them to talk to their dates.