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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.On 31 March 2014 20:32:10 GMT+01:00, Paul Sutton <zleap@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:Having done quite a bit of research into these scams, I know how hard it
is to prosecute people for these kinds of scams. They are less obviously
illegal than you may think.
Martijn.
You would think that when the courts are able to prosecute someone they
would be made and example of and giving a bit more than the pathetic
sentence handed out here. I bet he made more money out of the scam,
than the fine.
Paul
I am glad we don't have the stupid sentences they have in the US for things like fraud and hacking.
Kevin
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