UK Scammers

What a scoundrel! Read this on Birmingham Mail. Please watch the video and lets get him stopped. http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/police-hunt-fake-handyman-targeting-12773990 Police are hunting a  fake handyman targeting the frail and elderly . He stole wallets and purses from homes in Brookvale Road, Witton, and Walsall Road,  Great Barr , on March 7 and struck again in Birkenshaw Road, Great Barr, on March 10. West Midlands Police  issued video footage of a man wanted in connection with their investigation. Police want to speak to this man in connection with the crimes. The force said the crook carried a bag of tools and bluffed his way inside homes by claiming he was repairing disability ramps. He is aged between 40 and 50, around 5ft 8ins to 5ft 10ins tall and has greying, short brown hair. He is believed to use a grey BMW 3 series car. Investigation officer Pc Nicholas McCullogh said: “This man is preying on vulnerable, elderly...

Vikki-Ann Raeburn... Where the hell do we start with this one?  The internet is alive, with the sound of Vikki-Ann. It seems that at every turn there is another disturbing newsflash, another story, another ripped off individual, another fake dead baby.  Taking everything into account, it seems there are a few things at play here. Chiefly, a severe lack of intelligence. A quote from Vikki-Ann to prove this point...  " If I was watching telly I'd always make sure my feet were up," says Vikki-Ann, "It sounds silly but I was worried the baby might fall out." ( http://www.mirror.co.uk/lifestyle/sex-relationships/sex/baby-love-drove-me-to-crime-459680) .  Hang on... ...I know what you are thinking. Someone must have been able to get it up, to be able to get it in? That's traditionally how babies are created, isn't it?  A bag of flour in one hand and a "stiff" drink in the other must have been the minimum requirement here.  ...

What, in the name of all that is holy, is this page all about then?  Let's explain.  In this modern world, with high-tech gizmos, "apps", facebook and a plethora of other ways to interact with the rest of the world, we are seeing a new phenomenon emerge. Trial by social media.  In the "good old days", if you misbehaved, or were thought to have done, the newspapers would print a sensationalist story, make a few pounds, and in most likelihood, guilty or not, it would all blow over. As the saying goes, today's news is tomorrows toilet paper. Today however, the internet is forever. So be warned.  We are here to publish some of these sensationalist storys. We are going to aim our sights in the direction of the scammers, fraudsters and generally unscroupulous members of the public that think they can gain personally from the misfortune of others. Whether it be by deception, or just a significant lapse in moral judgement, any oppertunistic types makin...