UK Man Receives 4 Years Jail Time For eBay Identity Theft Fraud

[mandy]

A BRITISH man has been jailed for four years for masterminding an eBay swindle which stole account details from users and assumed their identities.

David Levi led six others in a gang which scooped almost £200,000 ($475,000) through a "phishing" fraud -

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A fraudster who made £200,000 by tricking eBay customers into disclosing bank details on the internet was jailed for four years yesterday.

David Levi, 29, is believed to be the first person in Britain to be convicted of "phishing"

An eBay spokesman said it believed the auction site was one of the most difficult places to commit fraud "due to the open and transparent nature of the listings and the traceability of the transactions".

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[amy]

An eBay spokesman said it believed the auction site was one of the most difficult places to commit fraud "due to the open and transparent nature of the listings and the traceability of the transactions".

That eBay spokesperson is obviously a heavy drug user if she truly believes that