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On 31/03/14 21:33, Kevin Peat wrote: > > While I am sure his victims are a bit p*ssed off at being conned, and he > certainly deserved to be prosecuted, he didn't really hurt anyone and > the money amounts involved are small so his sentence seems fair. Don't be fooled into thinking that because each individual only loses a small amount this is not serious crime. Just go see how many people are seeing the same scam being worked. Personally never been called, and fairly sure there is a fair bit of targeting to identify the most gullible, since some more gullible friends seem to get a lot of such calls. As Bad Apple suggests if the punishment doesn't actually deter, then they won't even stop doing it. Much as I dislike jail time since it costs tax payer money to keep people in jail, I think either jail time, or simply asset recover programme, and leave the person basically penniless. We need to make sure fraud doesn't pay. -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/listfaq