Bored teens in $160m net fraud
Three German teenagers are under investigation for fraud after they spent 130 million euros ($160 million) in a two-hour internet shopping spree, claiming they were “bored”.
Published On 12 Dec 2003
The 19-year-olds splashed out on light aircraft, patents, industrial machinery, restaurants and artwork after hacking into an account on an internet auction site, authorities said on Friday.
“They gave boredom as the motive and made no attempt to disguise what fun they had buying only the most expensive things,” according to police in the western town of Limburg.
State prosecutors are investigating.
Source: Reuters