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In court yesterday a serial internet fraudster admitted to a total of five new charges including trying to sell software packages, iPhones and Ryder Cup tickets that did not exist. Phillip Shortman, formally of Cwmbran, pleaded guilty in Newport Magistrates Court, to five offences that fall under the fraud act. The dates of the offences were [...]  A nineteen year-old son of a politician was the mastermind behind a huge Internet scam and an infamous website. Nick Webber, son of Tony Webber who was formerly a Guernsey politician, masterminded a stolen credit card ring with a potential net of about £12 million. He was assisted in his criminal enterprise by Samantha Worley, 22, [...] Recent claims that as many as 10 per cent of British consumers have been the victims of Internet fraud might be too conservative. That’s according to reports by ProCheckUp who say that the 10 per cent figure may pertain strictly to scams for cash. There are other Internet scammers who rob people of their user [...] There are plenty of internet scams to be found if you start browsing online, and if one is not careful then it is easy to actually fall victim to one of the numerous scams. Some of the most popular types of scams are found on websites such as Craigslist and eBay but there are plenty [...] |
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