Property News · October 14, 2017

Buster Jack: the eBay vigilantes who are outconning the con men


A secretive network of ‘bank busters’ have made it their mission to help shut down accounts used by internet fraudstersLike thousands of other truck drivers, the first thing Alan Davies reaches for when he is on a break is his mobile. But unlike his colleagues he’s less interested in the football scores or chatting on Facebook. Instead he is posing as a gullible buyer on eBay with one intention – getting scammers to hand over their bank details, accounts that his group will subsequently ask the banks to shut down.Davies – not his real name – is one of a growing band of guardian angels who spend their spare time engaging with the mostly east European gangs that are trying to scam unsuspecting UK consumers on an almost industrial scale. Continue reading…

Source : theguardian.com
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