6 week crown court trial for tipsters starts 2 morrow

What do the asterix stand for?

stoke on trent

Is this the same mob from 2008 in Brighton:

A racing tipster duped punters out of £175,000 with phoney betting services.

Around 3,000 people paid for information from experts with made-up names after they were sent glossy pamphlets full of fake statistics and worthless promises.

The gamblers were told they could "cut out money worries forever" by relying on the advice of the "four most influential people in racing".

In fact they were betting on the fancies of Wesley Beagley, an amateur boxer from Whitehawk.

Now the scam has been closed down after Trading Standards and a High Court judgement barred him from using the fake adverts.

In one mail-shot Mr Beagley, then 29, claimed to be Michael Rose, a pundit with 30 years' experience in the racing industry.

One service, with a fee of £195, offered "over £300,000 profit or your money back".

In another he said he was Anthony Cochrane, a fictitious jockey who owned a team of racing horses and had until recently ridden "regularly for some of the biggest and most successful trainers in England" as well as being involved with "some of the biggest gambles in racing history".

A third advertising campaign touted the skills of non-existent insider Jonathan Wells.

Mr Beagley told The Argus he agreed to stop advertising last year after Trading Standards got involved.

He said: "I was tipping horses a long time ago, which is perfectly legal.

"You try to sell your product.

"I had problems with Trading Standards."

He said he has now become a builder and has not run the tipping service for six months.

Mike Lambourne, of the Office of Fair Trading's Scambusters team, led the investigation.

He told The Argus: "These aren't the only fake mailings in circulation. They are quite common.

"They all use similar techniques."

He said common advertising tools include limited-time-only offers and promises that refunds will be given if the lines do not hit high success rates.

Mr Lambourne said: "These guarantees are worthless. The mailings are very glossy and look very professional.

"They give you deadlines, they don't want people to think about these things."

The team has sent out consumer advice to 12,000 gamblers warning them about similar scams.

Beagley could face a fine, jail or seizure of his assets if he breaches a High Court injunction granted in December.

Mike Haley, the head of consumer protection at the OFT, said: "These were highly misleading mailings that used fictitious names and false claims to lure consumers into sending money in the believe that they would make large profits from a tipster service.

"We will continue to crack down on similarly misleading mailings."

British Horseracing Authority spokesman Paul Struthers said: "The OFT's Scambusters team have our full support and we will continue to work closely with them to ensure that those who use the lure of racing to try to con innocent people out of their hard earned money are stopped."

Consumers who are unsure about claims being made in mailings should contact Consumer Direct for clear, practical advice on 0845 4040506 or visit www.consumerdirect.gov.uk.

How can people be so naive........All tipsters are chancers!....get real !

funny enough the person you refer to hails from same estate as jock mccracken and who s tipping club is the subject of the trial

He said he has now become a builder and has not run the tipping service for six months

Wonder where this builder dumps his rubbish now, behind hedges?

One and the Same !!!!

he couldnt tip rubbish

New tipping service:

"CHAVS 'r 'US"

must be rich chavs 4 million pounds police looking 4

Shadow,
Plenty of "Bling" & "Burbury" about lately !!!

Even tried to get on C4's "Come Dine With Me" with Terry Tibbs

kenny only cristal and louis vuiton for the upper class chavs

Shadow,
Any ex-footballers involved?

Its a shame that idiot TOMMO !!! not getting done.........hate him with a passion

This is the Brighton listing for tomorrow. Which one is it?

The Crown Court

at Lewes

Daily List for Monday 26 April 2010 at LAW COURTS, EDWARD STREET, BRIGHTON.


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Court 3 - sitting at 10:00 AM


HIS HONOUR JUDGE RENNIE

For Trial
T20087518 O'DONNELL Lee

T20097254 SPICER Paul
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T20097255 SPICER Gregory

T20097256 SPICER Paul



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The Crown Court

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Daily List for Monday 26 April 2010 at LAW COURTS, EDWARD STREET, BRIGHTON.


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Court 4 - sitting at 10:30 AM


HIS HONOUR JUDGE TAIN

Plea and Case Management
T20100436 HAYES Marcus
47CC5001110
Target to be listed for trial before 30.7.2010
T20100400 NDLOVU Bhekimpio
47EH0261909
Target to be listed for trial before 16.7.2010
T20100381 KAMARA David
47CC0679909
CONNELL Jess
47CC0679909
SIMON Lance
47CC0679909
For Sentence
T20100156 LAWRENCE Jade
47NC0002110
HANSCOMBE Jonathon K
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T20100306 ALIOUACHE Amer
47CC0062210

Custody Time Limit application
T20107023 SANTOS Levi
47EE0598109
For Sentence
T20100287 JENSON Shane E
47EE0492809
T20097236 PHILLIPS Melanie
47EH0661308

NOT BEFORE 10:30 AM
For Trial
T20107026 MCINTOSH Demoy
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Witnesses not before 02:00 PM


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mrcombustible,

Have you looked at tomorrows listings for "Brighton & Hove Crown Court", Landsdown Road, Brighton.

NO Jock on the list? or did he send the boys around There is a lot of racing** in Brighton

Brighton, where I live seems to be a hotbed of tipping scams.
Found another mob accused of skuldugeryThree men accused of horse-race betting scam

Two Brighton twins and a third man from Hove have been accused of running a postal horse race betting scam.

Paul and Gregory Spicer, 35, and Lee ODonnell, 62, are said to have contacted people throughout the UK by post advertising a scheme to join a betting syndicate.

The leaflets and brochures they sent featured the names John

lol what is it about Brighton and tipsters. When I lived there even I got the bug to give it a go.

mrcombustible,

You had it right on your posting above:

Court 3 @ 10:00am. tomorrow before Judge Rennie

Send them down !!!!!

kenny why send them down if mugz want to pay let them pay which part of the city you from

Shadow,

The Posh Part........small mansion near Roedean.

Most of the shysters live in Dyke Road or Hove Park area.....big houses, swimming pools, personalised number plates on expensive cars......they stand out a mile........all from the fruits of racing !!..........lovely !!

hugh taylor?

I lived in Adelaide Crescent. A lot of these guys, Sid Harris, Danny Bloor etc could be seen in the local Ladcrokes from time to time.

kenny would you call h ricks and co shysters as there in the same game small mansion near roedean could be a flat in whitehawk if you fancy a morning off will play you at pitch and put at roedean

started 2000 bloor now betting in 100s he had a yankee up and won 10k got banned despite being tailed off

Shadow,

Biggest house in the road, bloody coaches always blocking the sea view....they are there now.
Only peasants play on the pitch & putt.

kenny peter owns biggest house there m8 so your wrong there as 4 the pitch and put harry f once played a well known trainer for 10k there using only a putter h lost by ten shots

had a look on google kenny, big houses there, which is yours?

kenny peters, kenny the bet boy....hmmmmm

Shadow,

Can't be specific, what with Google Street View of the area now showing online.........burglars, thieves and racing tipsters maybe watching.....know what I mean?

started 2000 the one with the green roof is the top jolly on that road i think kennys is the 1 bedroom adjoining the cafe on the pitch and put

been looking with street view.

kenny i do know what you mean but the same people you talk about may be friends with the accused 2 morrow so be carefull when you say send them down

8 bedrooms, 5 bathrooms & swimming pool, that's mine.....all from racing over 30 years.

Shadow,

Probably have a farewell drink with them later in the village.

what does 'from racing' mean exactly?

innocent till proven guilty i should know

yes Shadow77, you were guilty and got off scott free lol

started 2000 lol nap ov the century gl m8

Brighton Mafia on the march.............Kemptown should be re-named "Tipstertown"

Well done Merton Council trading standards for taking this seriously. I reckon a lot of trading standards people wouldn't have bothered to get involved.

if you have a tipping club with 6000 members all gambling on your advice would have thought that was good 4 bookmakers etc

nobody has 6000 followers.

started 2000 rest assured one ov those clubs in court 2 morrow had 6000 members when it comes out how much tax was evaded you will then think again

is his service any good please? was thinking of posting off the cheque later

The Engineer pub in Brighton won the award for the Racing Pub of the year
http://www.theengineerpublichouse.co.uk/
I'm told that helpful people in there will help Mugs to find winners:-)