Brits Convict E-mail Scammer

A British cyber conman who used the online nickname weaselboy was convicted of running a £1.6 million e-mail scam from a bedroom in his father’s house. Computer whizz-kid Peter Francis-Macrae was found guilty by a jury of fraudulent trading and concealing criminal property through his dealings selling internet and e-mail domain names when he had no right. The 23-year-old was also convicted of threatening to destroy or damage property, making threats to kill, and one count of blackmail