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Confessions Of A Teenage Fraudster review: Scummy thief is given star status, writes CHRISTOPHER STEVENS, but what about his poor victims?
Who do you trust more for advice on life insurance, a Scot or a Cockney? The correct answer, of course, is - never trust an insurance salesman.
It still seems to be working well for him, because the three-part documentary Confessions Of A Teenage Fraudster gives him the easiest of rides - always accepting him at his own estimation as a working-class trickster who used his wits to help himself to a millionaire lifestyle. In his teens during the 1990s, working as a phone salesman, Castro perfected a patter that coaxed buyers into disclosing all their bank details, including their passwords. As he grudgingly acknowledged, after more than two hours of revelling in his exploits, being targeted by a card fraudster can be deeply upsetting — even if the stolen money is eventually refunded.
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