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The Champi<strong>on</strong> • Wednesday 17 April 2013Community servicefor teenager who soldfake c<strong>on</strong>cert ticketsBy Court ReporterA YOUNG man who set up fakeFacebook accounts to selln<strong>on</strong>–existent Creamfields tickets hasbeen given community service.Dale Tully, 19, of Fern Hey, Crosbyhad previously pleaded guilty to fivecharges of fraud at Seft<strong>on</strong> Magistratesand was sentenced <strong>on</strong> April 12, whenit emerged that he’d given his ownbank details and ph<strong>on</strong>e number tovictims.Lynne Ingman, prosecuting told <strong>the</strong>court that Tully had set up Facebookaccounts in <strong>the</strong> names of KaleighRobins<strong>on</strong> and Keira Tully in <strong>the</strong>summer of 2011 and advertisedtickets for <strong>the</strong> upcoming musicfestival.He sold a total of £740 worth oftickets to five different buyers, <strong>on</strong>e ofwhom paid £230.Victims were directed to transfer <strong>the</strong>m<strong>on</strong>ey into Tully’s own NatWest bankaccount. When <strong>the</strong>y c<strong>on</strong>tacted him toask where <strong>the</strong>re tickets were, hewould ei<strong>the</strong>r ignore <strong>the</strong>ir calls or saythat <strong>the</strong> tickets had been sent.After tracing him through his bankdetails police arrested him in January2012 <strong>on</strong> suspici<strong>on</strong> of two fraudoffences, and during an interview headmitted three o<strong>the</strong>rs.Arguments“He said he knew it was wr<strong>on</strong>g andthat he had been stupid”, she said.Pamela O’Brien said in herprobati<strong>on</strong> service report that Tully,who left school at 16 and did an NVQjoinery course at Hugh Baird College,Bootle, had left home to live with hisgrandmo<strong>the</strong>r following argumentswith his disabled fa<strong>the</strong>r. While <strong>the</strong>reUseful advice <strong>on</strong> howto avoid falling victimto those <strong>on</strong>line scamsBy Champi<strong>on</strong> ReporterDURING <strong>the</strong> court proceedingsof Crosby man, Dale Tully,prosecuted for selling fakeCreamfields tickets throughFacebook, his solicitor said hedid it because he could see itwas easy to do.According to website Get SafeOnline–ajointgovernmentand private sector–fundedresource providing practicaladvice <strong>on</strong> <strong>on</strong>line security – itwould appear that it is indeedeasy to get people to part with<strong>the</strong>ir cash for that sought–aftermusic festival or c<strong>on</strong>cert.When tickets sell out quicklyfor that must–see gig as manyas 1 in 10 people have beencaught out in an <strong>on</strong>line scam.The result is that fans ei<strong>the</strong>rreceive no tickets, get differenttickets to <strong>the</strong> <strong>on</strong>es <strong>the</strong>y paid for,or are turned away at <strong>the</strong> eventfor having fakes.However, as <strong>the</strong> new festivalseas<strong>on</strong> approaches, musiclovers can avoid <strong>the</strong>senightmare scenarios by takingsimple precauti<strong>on</strong>s.With as many as 50% of <strong>on</strong>linefestival sites being fake, GetSafe Online recommends <strong>on</strong>lybuying tickets from “<strong>the</strong> venuebox office, promoter, officialagent or reputable ticketexchange sites.”Just because a ticket–sellingsite advertises itself and looks<strong>the</strong> real deal it is not necessarilyau<strong>the</strong>ntic, as Get Safe Onlinewarns: “ cyber criminals willoften pay for search advertising(e.g. Google ad words) so that<strong>the</strong>ir fake sites appear at <strong>the</strong> topof event search results. Theyare also known to enlistprofessi<strong>on</strong>al web designers sothat <strong>the</strong>ir sites appeargenuine.”Also beware: “One methodused by scammers is to targetmusic fan websites and forumsand o<strong>the</strong>r social networkingsites.“Posts will be displayed from‘fans’ claiming <strong>the</strong>y havebought tickets from a certainsite, encouraging those not yetsuccessful in obtaining ticketsto visit it.“More c<strong>on</strong>sumers are <strong>the</strong>ndriven to <strong>the</strong> fake site and moregenuine fans fall for <strong>the</strong> scam.”O<strong>the</strong>r good advice is to <strong>on</strong>lyuse credit cards wheneverbuying <strong>on</strong>line, as purchasesover £100 mean that <strong>the</strong> creditcard company has to acceptsome liability.And <strong>on</strong>ly ever enter credit carddetails <strong>on</strong> a secure website. Thewebsite address should always<str<strong>on</strong>g>star</str<strong>on</strong>g>t https, not http, with <strong>the</strong> sstanding for secure.EnsnaredThere should also be padlocksign in <strong>the</strong> browser windowframe – which you can click <strong>on</strong>and find out <strong>the</strong> server’ssecurity certificate. If <strong>the</strong>padlock is <strong>on</strong> <strong>the</strong> main page it isprobably a fraudulent website,so stay away.Lastly, never transfer m<strong>on</strong>eydirectly into some<strong>on</strong>e else’sbank account if you do chose tobuy from an individual, such asfrom eBay. Always use a securepayment site, such as PayPal,where m<strong>on</strong>ey is transferredbetween two electr<strong>on</strong>icaccounts.It was not taking care in thislast regard that <strong>the</strong> victims ofDale Tully’s fraud becameensnared. If <strong>the</strong> seller isgenuine <strong>the</strong>y will be happy toco–operate.If you have been a victim of aticket scam or any o<strong>the</strong>r kind of<strong>on</strong>line fraud you can report it toActi<strong>on</strong> Fraud, UK’s nati<strong>on</strong>alfraud reporting centre, byteleph<strong>on</strong>ing 0300 123 20 40 orby visiting <strong>the</strong> websitewww.acti<strong>on</strong>fraud.police.ukChe turned to gambling and committed<strong>the</strong> frauds to fund his habit.“He expresses remorse for hisvictims”, she said and he knows it was“a really mean thing he has d<strong>on</strong>e.”Defence solicitor Carole Clarke, said:“It is significant that he was 17 yearsof age. Now he is 19 and has a certaindegree of maturity.”She said he has ambiti<strong>on</strong>s to go toAustralia but “clearly this w<strong>on</strong>’t helphis applicati<strong>on</strong>.”Sentencing him to 200 hours ofunpaid work <strong>the</strong> magistrates said<strong>the</strong>re was a possibility he could havebeen sent to pris<strong>on</strong>, “but we havetaken into account that you wereyoung when <strong>the</strong> offence wascommitted. And also that you pleadedguilty <strong>on</strong> <strong>the</strong> first occasi<strong>on</strong>.”He was ordered to pay his victims<strong>the</strong>ir m<strong>on</strong>ey back in full.Volunteersinvited totake part intree–plantingat local parkBy Holly RummensRESIDENTS and families living in Seaforth arebeing invited to help brighten up <strong>the</strong>ir localpark this week by taking part in a communitytree–planting event.The neighbourhood refurbishment initiativewil take place <strong>on</strong> Saturday, April 20th between11am and 2:30pm at <strong>the</strong> Dogtrack Field just offVerdi Street and Church Road, locally knownas ‘The Doggy.’Volunteers will be part of an <strong>on</strong>going projectfunded by <strong>the</strong> nati<strong>on</strong>al Big Tree Plantcampaign to ‘green–up’ <strong>the</strong> local area andworking in c<strong>on</strong>juncti<strong>on</strong> with The MerseyForest.Ben Greenaway, Green Streets co–ordinarorfor The Mersey Forest, said: “Last year’s eventwas a big success and it would be great to seeano<strong>the</strong>r good turn–out this time.Attractive“We’re meeting <strong>on</strong> <strong>the</strong> field and helpers of allages are welcome to come al<strong>on</strong>g. Noexperience is necessary and all you need isfootwear that covers your toes.”More than 120 street trees have been plantedin Seaforth since 2008 and more are set tofollow across <strong>the</strong> streets over <strong>the</strong> next twoyears, thanks to Merseyside’s LocalSustainable Transport Fund, SeaforthResidents Acti<strong>on</strong> Group and Seft<strong>on</strong> Council.As well improving <strong>the</strong> envir<strong>on</strong>ment it is hopedthat by creating more attractive travel routes itwill encourage more people to opt to walk orcyce to <strong>the</strong>ir areas of work, educati<strong>on</strong> andtraining.To find out more, visitwww.seaforthgreenstreets.blogspot.co.uk orcall The Mersey Forest <strong>on</strong> 01925 816 217.Got an interesting story to tell?Champ Newsdesk01704 392400EVERTON <str<strong>on</strong>g>star</str<strong>on</strong>g>, Steven Pienarr,will be helping some of <strong>the</strong> firstresidents at a new housingdevelopment <strong>move</strong> in to <strong>the</strong>irnew homes at Bellway HomesHawthorn Park Development.The premiership player will beattending <strong>the</strong> newly builtproperties <strong>on</strong> Thursday, April25 <strong>on</strong> South Parade in Crosby tohelp some of Hawthorn Park’sfirst homeowners <strong>move</strong> in.The South African midfielderhas also been invited to host anexclusive shirt signing sessi<strong>on</strong>for local school children in <strong>on</strong>eof <strong>the</strong> show homes which willbe kicking off at 2pm.Jenny Bell, sales directordesignate at Bellway Homes,said: “It is great news for <strong>the</strong>Crosby community that StevenPienaar is coming to HawthornPark. 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