$1.5M Spammer Busted Under Dad's Roof

Pounds, that is . . ..

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Court hears that domain name scam enabled 23-year-old to trick thousands of victims in ingenious online frauds run from bedroom of his father's terraced house

A YOUNG computer expert threatened to cut the throats of police and trading standards staff as they investigated internet scams that earned him more than £1.5 million, a jury was told yesterday.

Peter Francis-Macrae, 23, spent a fortune on designer clothes and learning to fly helicopters after allegedly tricking thousands of innocent victims in e-mail and website frauds run from the bedroom of his father’s terraced house.

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http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article...822068,00.html

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To Cambridgeshire Police: “Why don’t you slit your throat and make us all happy? Go on, do it.

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man, that guys nutz! I hope they get him some serious help...Its a shame such an gifted person couldnt find something better to put his skills to.

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He then withdrew £250,000 in cash, mostly £50 notes, from a building society account and either hid or spent it.

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Guess he was allready counting on going to jail ..probably going to plee uncountable for his actions (or how do you call that) :) .

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But police searching his premises found two books on money-laundering

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Yeah put it away somewhere safe and with alot of intrest on it ... when he gets free he still has enough money to start again :rolleyes:

I always wonder what these kind of guys find out next ... thet sure are resourcefull.

C.

Yeah, you gotta be gifted to lie to people. He's a scumbag, and a talentless con-man.


-Maestr0