Scams published in a Polish magazine:
“Once you’ve cheated the Communist government and the Iron Curtain and the Soviet states, running rings around British Gas is child’s play,” [a Polish criminal expert] explained.
A worker called Tomek suggested opening electricity and gas accounts with bogus personal details.
He said: “How can I pay bills that aren’t addressed to me? The accounting system in England is based on trust, that’s why you can phone and give them data plucked out of thin air.”
Another man recommends renting a house in a made-up name, then immediately stopping rent payments because tenancy laws mean it will be months before they are evicted.
In the meantime the property is sublet to dozens of others.
Amazing.
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