eBay shill bid scammer convicted: Minibus man falls foul of consumer protection laws Paul Barrett, a minibus hire firm boss from Stanley, County Durham, has been convicted of bidding against items he was selling on…
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Music ‘piracy’ website founder acquitted of fraud: A man accused of running a sophisticated music piracy website used by more than 200,000 members was acquitted of conspiracy to defraud today. (Via Tech and Web from…
Why Nominet disconnected more than 1,000 sites with no court oversight: “The body responsible for the .uk internet addresses disconnected over 1,200 websites without any oversight from a court. The much-publicised action last month was…
UK police take down fake designer goods sites: “ Del Boys swept out of .co.uk domains UK police have completed a massive take-down operation, after targeting scam websites selling fake designer goods.… “ (Via The…
Over 1,200 UK shopping websites shut down: “More than 1,200 illegal internet shopping websites that have made millions of pounds for criminals have been shut down by Scotland Yard in the biggest operation of its…
Coppers make fake football sites pay penalty: “ Fans fouled by bogus vendors The Metropolitan Police’s e-crime unit has taken out about 100 websites which claimed to be selling tickets for Premier League football matches.……
The top ten online scams Amir Orad, the executive vice-president and chief marketing officer of the online security specialist Actimize, is a leading expert on financial crime, cyber security, payments and authentication. (Via Tech and…
Four million British identities are up for sale on the internet: “The identities of more than four million Britons are being offered for sale on the internet, The Times has learnt.“ (Via Tech and Web…
eBay not liable for L’Oreal fakes sold in UK: “Ebay won another important legal victory this morning when the High Court ruled the internet auction group is not legally accountable for the sale of counterfeit…
Internet auction fraudster jailed: “A man who conned eBay customers of £23,500 worth of goods they did not receive is jailed for two years.” (Via BBC News.)