Date agency conman imprisoned...

[Stu R]

local news said:

Date agency conman imprisoned

A man from County Durham who conned thousands of pounds from women through an online dating service has been imprisoned for two years, six months.

Lee Laidler, 32, from Blackhill, near Consett, swindled about £50,000 from several women after convincing them to give him cash loans.

He admitted fraud and obtaining money by deception at Newcastle Crown Court.

Who might that be then

What a shame, wonder what happened to the plethora of hundred grand cars he had

Edited by Stu R on Tuesday 10th February 09:28

[Gad-Westy]

I remember him. What a tool!

[ol]

Haha

[shoggoth1]

http://www.journallive.co.uk/north-east-news/today...

[zebra]

Gad-Westy said:

I remember him. What a tool!

How do you really feel about him Graham?

Zebs

[Jamz]

I take it he used to be on here?

[zebra]

Jamz _ have a catch up session with these links:

Here's after he was rumbled:

http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...

http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...

This is about the tvr he bought two days after the 2007 Dawn Raid:

http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...

Here's where he boasted about his house and organising a PH monthly meet:

http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...

Here's the non-existent BMW he bought:

http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...

Here's where he offered an atom 300 for sale:

http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...

Here's where the women found him on PH and outed him _ people had begun to smell a rat and this just confirmed it big time:

http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...

Zebs

[Stu R]

Blimey Charles, do you keep a case file on all the NEPH unsavouries for future reference? You must have a whole hard disk dedicated to Bomb

Hope life's treating you well

Edited by Stu R on Tuesday 10th February 13:52

[zebra]

Hi Stu _ I'm mate, how life with you and what are you driving at the minute _ thought you were changing mota's last time we talked.

As for Lee, there were more examples of his time with PH; there were a few of us who smelt a rat and tried a softer approach to 'outing' him, but when the laidies came about I don't really know why we bothered being subtle. The biggest problem was that kinda killed worthwhile discussion regarding petrol related shenannigans in the NE for a couple of weeks.

Zebs

[GT2 GIZZER]

zebra said:

Hi Stu _ I'm mate, how life with you and what are you driving at the minute _ thought you were changing mota's last time we talked.

As for Lee, there were more examples of his time with PH; there were a few of us who smelt a rat and tried a softer approach to 'outing' him, but when the laidies came about I don't really know why we bothered being subtle. The biggest problem was that kinda killed worthwhile discussion regarding petrol related shenannigans in the NE for a couple of weeks.

Zebs

Zebs,

so was that his bmw 5 series that he used on the dawn raid?????? you know the one where my car made most of the noise! ha ha

"aggressive" you said as I recall!

[pbirkett]

I seem to remember a few on here sticking up for him actually...

Someone I know, who happens to know this person, actually said to me they thought he would get away with it. Apparently not...!

[zebra]

GT2 GIZZER said:

zebra said:

Hi Stu _ I'm mate, how life with you and what are you driving at the minute _ thought you were changing mota's last time we talked.

As for Lee, there were more examples of his time with PH; there were a few of us who smelt a rat and tried a softer approach to 'outing' him, but when the laidies came about I don't really know why we bothered being subtle. The biggest problem was that kinda killed worthwhile discussion regarding petrol related shenannigans in the NE for a couple of weeks.

Zebs

Zebs,

so was that his bmw 5 series that he used on the dawn raid?????? you know the one where my car made most of the noise! ha ha

"aggressive" you said as I recall!

That's the one and 'agressive' I felt was a fair description.

[zebra]

pbirkett said:

I seem to remember a few on here sticking up for him actually...

Someone I know, who happens to know this person, actually said to me they thought he would get away with it. Apparently not...!

Not sticking up for him Paul _ combination of stopping trolls coming on and dominating the NE forum and also trying to find out about him in a more subtle manor. Shame it all got so heated. He was a relatively convincing chap for the first few times you met him, but he was always trying to hard to impress and then he just didn't know what he was talking about, like claiming the Police had stopped him in Porka GT3 because the exhaust was too loud, apparently kicking out 150dB _ Byff's old cerb is possibly the loudest car I've heard and that was more like 130dB. At 150dB you'd have serious health problems.

But he's gone down deservedly _ although I suspect that this will be a classic example of leopards not changing their spots.

Zebra

[Mark.H]

ooh, well it goes to show you never know what people are hiding, Im assuming this is the bloke who came out in the spotless M5 on my only NE Run out... Fantastic car and he seemed like a nice bloke, I think I remember him talking about some wolves or something. If the M5 wasnt his I feel sorry for who ever was the owner!

[zebra]

Mark.H said:

ooh, well it goes to show you never know what people are hiding, Im assuming this is the bloke who came out in the spotless M5 on my only NE Run out... Fantastic car and he seemed like a nice bloke, I think I remember him talking about some wolves or something. If the M5 wasnt his I feel sorry for who ever was the owner!

That was him Mark and you're right seemed a nice bloke _ I suppose that made for a good conman.

How are you keping and what are you driving at the minute?

Zebs

[ray_von]

on another thread zebra said:

ray_von said:

Not casting aspersions on anyone,but the jokes wearing thin now, and I'm the third most fun person on here;)

:ROFL:

Sorry Ray, I was only jesting when I put that.

However you are correct that the joke is wearing thin - we need NEPH to get back to normal.

Zebs

Forgot about that
Anyhoo glad to see the knacker got what he deserved

[Mark.H]

zebra said:

That was him Mark and you're right seemed a nice bloke _ I suppose that made for a good conman.

How are you keeping and what are you driving at the minute?

Zebs

What a bugger he was then! I guess it adds further strength to the old saying "never lend anyone anything you cant afford to give away/lose". He never bragged about anything to me when talking to him so I guess I could never of thought anything was wrong..we just talked about the M5...it was a very good example!

Personally, Im very well mate, just had my parents out here for the weekend, unfortunatly the economic climate (lots of people in our company and others being made redundant) out here means Ive had to keep my sensible hat on for the time being and stick to a company supplied rental car until I know what the crack is for all I know at the min I could be redundant in a month,its that unpredictable!!!...its frustrating as Im really into my motors and want something badly. Im keeping a look out for Zm4 coupe's if I end up doing lots of miles...if not then a Vette Z06 may be back on the cards...I even looked at getting a Camaro when they make it over here as Im unlikely to get a car until late April at the min.

I really want someone to open a Lotus Dealers over here because if they did Id have an Exige in a heartbeat! I trust you and Mrs Z are well?

[zebra]

ray_von said:

on another thread zebra said:

ray_von said:

Not casting aspersions on anyone,but the jokes wearing thin now, and I'm the third most fun person on here;)

:ROFL:

Sorry Ray, I was only jesting when I put that.

However you are correct that the joke is wearing thin - we need NEPH to get back to normal.

Zebs

Forgot about that
Anyhoo glad to see the knacker got what he deserved

Hi Darren, now Bigbadcerbie has been sent down and Dan-th has disappeared you're number one in my books.

Rayvon for president?

Zebs

[zebra]

Mark.H said:

zebra said:

That was him Mark and you're right seemed a nice bloke _ I suppose that made for a good conman.

How are you keeping and what are you driving at the minute?

Zebs

What a bugger he was then! I guess it adds further strength to the old saying "never lend anyone anything you cant afford to give away/lose". He never bragged about anything to me when talking to him so I guess I could never of thought anything was wrong..we just talked about the M5...it was a very good example!

Personally, Im very well mate, just had my parents out here for the weekend, unfortunatly the economic climate (lots of people in our company and others being made redundant) out here means Ive had to keep my sensible hat on for the time being and stick to a company supplied rental car until I know what the crack is for all I know at the min I could be redundant in a month,its that unpredictable!!!...its frustrating as Im really into my motors and want something badly. Im keeping a look out for Zm4 coupe's if I end up doing lots of miles...if not then a Vette Z06 may be back on the cards...I even looked at getting a Camaro when they make it over here as Im unlikely to get a car until late April at the min.

I really want someone to open a Lotus Dealers over here because if they did Id have an Exige in a heartbeat! I trust you and Mrs Z are well?

We're well mate and enjoying the exige _ hope there's a chance for a run during the warmer months. Take it easy,

Zebs

[ray_von]

zebra said:

ray_von said:

on another thread zebra said:

ray_von said:

Not casting aspersions on anyone,but the jokes wearing thin now, and I'm the third most fun person on here;)

:ROFL:

Sorry Ray, I was only jesting when I put that.

However you are correct that the joke is wearing thin - we need NEPH to get back to normal.

Zebs

Forgot about that
Anyhoo glad to see the knacker got what he deserved

Hi Darren, now Bigbadcerbie has been sent down and Dan-th has disappeared you're number one in my books.

Rayvon for president?

Zebs

At last I've won something