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19th May 2009
Ebay fraudster ordered to repay £100,000
An eBay user convicted of selling counterfeit electronic goods on the internet auction site has been ordered to pay back over £100,000 to his victims.
Jonathan Hartley, from Nelson, Lancashire, was sentenced to 18 months in prison last year for selling fake mp3 players and memory sticks.
The scammer, who set up a string of bogus eBay accounts through which he peddled his fake electronic goods, was arrested in September 2007 following a nine-month investigation.
However, he was brought back in front of the magistrates this week under the Proceeds of Crime Act, where his total profits from selling fake goods was estimated to be £141,000.
Mr Hartley has now been ordered to pay back £102,206 by July 31st 2009 or he will have his sentence extended by a further year and start accruing interest on the repayments.
Newspaper Pendle Today reports that Richard Ambrose, head of trust and safety for eBay UK, said: "Today's announcement sends out a clear signal to people who try and defraud buyers on our site that they won't get away with it."
This month, eBay UK announced a new anti-counterfeit campaign, which will focus on the consumer electronics industry.
'Fighting Fakes with eBay' will seek to encourage brands to join the online auction house's verified rights owner programme to ensure that counterfeit items are removed before consumers can purchase them.
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