Conmen who swindled WWII pilot out of life savings in £1million 'boiler room' scam guilty of fraud

"Two ruthless conmen who were involved in a £1million 'boiler room' scam which tricked a former Spitfire pilot out of his life savings have been found guilty of fraud.

Martyn Jagger, 27, and Daniel Healy, 24, took advantage of David Mitchell, 83, who flew during the Second World War, to trick him out of nearly £200,000 in life savings.

The pair targeted people across the UK by using cold call tactics to persuade them to buy worthless or overpriced shares.

Boiler rooms use hard sell techniques to flog worthless shares by cold-calling unsuspecting or vulnerable customers."

Boiler room conmen who swindled WWII pilot out of £200,000 life savings guilty of fraud | Mail Online

Glad to see those two get what they deserved...

funny coincidence that the WWII vet's name is David Mitchell....maybe we have a spitfire pilot hiding within our midst

 

I don't think that British law allows the punishment that they deserve!

 

A "press release" of sorts,

News Item - News - Surrey Police

Good to see these crooks have been dealt with, have those victimized by these people received any of their money back? Let this serve as a important reminder that you never do unsolicited financial busineses over the phone, even if they claim to be "from your *insert your bank here* or *phone company here*, tell them to send you a letter with the documents if you're really interested.