fraudstersdiaryFeb 166 minBitcoin and other cryptocurrenciesI've always been open to new ideas; if someone approached me with a new scam or a variation on an old one, as long as I could understand ...
fraudstersdiaryJan 66 minIts a bugs lifeI met Richard, an ex-colleague for a chat the other day; he had heard that I had hung up my boots and wanted to hear it from the horse's ...
fraudstersdiaryDec 18, 20205 minFlattery will get you everywhereHaving given up my previous 'career' as a fraudster I've resigned myself to working for not very much money doing a job that I find incre...
fraudstersdiaryDec 2, 20204 minDifferent Strokes for Different FolksMy nightmare scenario involves me being woken at a respectable hour by a detective who is smartly dressed, courteous and professional. He...
fraudstersdiaryNov 10, 20205 minGood Guys v Bad Guys I sometimes sit back and reflect on the fact that I was comparatively lucky in my ‘career’, inasmuch I was never convicted; however, if I...
fraudstersdiaryJul 22, 20205 minWorking with the bad guysSince I began publishing this blog I've had a great deal of very positive feedback along the lines of 'why didn't anyone tell me about th...
fraudstersdiaryJun 17, 20204 minThe Taxman ComethWe are all creatures of habit and routine and normally that is a good thing. As a child I recall the sound of leather on Brian Close hera...
fraudstersdiaryJan 20, 20206 minThe Road to DamascusI’ve mentioned briefly that, my parents had been scammed, and as a result, I had been forced to admit to myself the degree of misery I h...
fraudstersdiaryDec 3, 20197 minEveryone wants to be lovedThis has never been my ‘thing,’ though I know a few guys who make an absolute fortune from this. While all types of fraud bear the risk t...
fraudstersdiaryNov 15, 20193 minA little bit about meSomeone I met asked me to give him some insight into ‘the world of the fraudster. We ‘met’ across an interview table in a police station.