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04-16-2005, 10:17 AM
| | |  Harry Potter name used for fraud
Six individuals from the UK have been jailed for using the names of celebrities and the dead to fleece the public out of £1 million. One of the names used was Harry Potter. Quote:
The scam involved creating fictitious students to obtain cash from the Government's Individual Learning Account scheme which had to be scrapped following widespread fraudulent claims across the country.
The defendants exploited flaws in the scheme that meant anyone, even those without previous experience, could become a Learning Provider without being checked.
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04-16-2005, 10:25 AM
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That`s a common type of fraud! They aren`t very clever! Or just can`t run fast enough......
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04-16-2005, 10:43 AM
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lol what idiots...
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04-16-2005, 10:55 AM
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lol, that's funny. Stupid, but funny
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04-16-2005, 11:04 AM
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Not really smart are they?
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04-16-2005, 12:28 PM
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Originally Posted by Accio Firebolt Not really smart are they? Indeed... | |
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04-16-2005, 01:07 PM
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Well they kinda got it coming didn't they? lol
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04-16-2005, 02:20 PM
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Stupid Gits!!
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04-16-2005, 02:43 PM
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| | Ghoul
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wat have they got on their minds?????
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04-16-2005, 03:19 PM
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it's so funny that HP is that well known that it is used as a code name...that's spectacular! | |
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04-16-2005, 03:24 PM
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|  I mod Cauldrons 0_oMy ImiSphinx
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Well, that was highly unoriginal!
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04-16-2005, 03:36 PM
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| | Dragon
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okay............. are these people mentally ill or something or just incredibly idiotic? well they got what was coming to them, hope they have fun in jail, i hear you get to wear nice orange clothes  | |
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04-16-2005, 03:39 PM
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who would cash a check for a harry potter and not ask a question?
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04-16-2005, 03:42 PM
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Stupid idiots. Hope they like prison food!
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04-16-2005, 04:03 PM
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*snorts* That's amusing.
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04-16-2005, 04:35 PM
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They are the worst kind of idiots you could ever see folks ! That's one of the most common types of fraud that they're doing. Like Petrovich said, they've got to learn to run faster if they're gonna do such stupid things ! :LOL:
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04-16-2005, 04:49 PM
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How could you be so incredibly stupid as to do domething like that i mean really!
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04-16-2005, 04:53 PM
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Originally Posted by SASCH wat have they got on their minds????? Money I assume lol | |
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04-16-2005, 05:09 PM
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Stupid is as stupid does  | |
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04-16-2005, 05:13 PM
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Originally Posted by CrazyMoonyFan okay............. are these people mentally ill or something or just incredibly idiotic? well they got what was coming to them, hope they have fun in jail, i hear you get to wear nice orange clothes
yes, the "stylish" orange jumper suits! hehehehehe you would think that people could get a TAD more original, but hey! It made the news! teehehe the moral: Don't mess with Mr. Potter  | |
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04-16-2005, 06:02 PM
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people are so stupid so so stupid
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04-16-2005, 06:05 PM
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i dont understand... who would believe they were harry potter?
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04-16-2005, 07:54 PM
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jeess... people these days are getting dumb. atleast use uncommen names. not HArry Potter. hahaha i dont feel bad for them one bit.
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04-16-2005, 08:37 PM
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lol...idiots...
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04-16-2005, 08:50 PM
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There are actually several people in the UK named 'Harry Potter' so it's not totally unbelievable.
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