A UK teenager who was accused of using Internet auction site eBay to defraud more than 100 people on Wednesday was sentenced to 12 months detention and training. Phillip Shortman, 18, of Pontypool, England, obtained more £45,000 by selling goods that didn’t actually exist on eBay. He had previously admitted to 21 counts of obtaining property by deception over a 13-month period. Shortman said he spent the money on expensive electronics including computer equipment and flat-screen televisions, designer clothes and hiring stretch limousines.

Posted: 10|1|05 at 9:01 am. Filed under: UK News.