Proposed BBC Radio1 report on shill bidding fraud on UK online auctionsFollowing the recent conviction in the UK of Paul Barrett for shill bidding fraud on eBay online auctions—the first person to be so convicted in the UK for such fraud (no thanks to eBay, as usual)—BBC Radio1 wants to do a report on this form of online fraud in the UK in the very near future.
The reporter (Dan Whitworth) would like to hear from any UK residents that believe that they have been the victim of such criminal activity and are prepared to contribute their experience to the report.
Note: Dan is not an eBay user and, as a journalist, this may be just another story to him but the opportunity to help him do such a report is to good to pass up. If anyone from the UK is reading this thread or if anyone knows anyone in the UK that has experienced shill bidding, they are invited to contact this reporter.
Contact details:
Dan Whitworth
Technology Reporter
Radio1 Newsbeat & Radio1xtra News
daniel.whitworth@bbc.co.uk020 7765 4649 / 07810 572 006