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June 8, 2006

eBay Scams Become More Costly To Thieves

It's great to see that vile ebay scams are becoming more costly to the thieves involved. Recently Stewart C. Richardson of Detroit was sentenced to 6 years in federal prison for an eBay scam involving $300,000 of fake figurines.

From 2001-2002, Richardson claimed to own Lladro, Hummel and Wee Forest Folk figurines. They supposedly came from an estate but apparently were nothing more than pictures from catalogs and nothing he actually owned.

Richardson has shown no remorse. In fact, his girlfriend turned him in to police after he bragged about stealing from approximately 200 eBay buyers.

After he gets out of prison, Richardson is to serve three years of supervised release and pay $323,261 in restitution.

Hoo-rah!

Posted by SydneyJohnston at June 8, 2006 1:30 PM

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