Teen commits £53,000 ebay fraud so far this year

Phillip Shortman, 18, was sentenced to 12 months’ youth custody for conning 84 people out of £45,000 for non-existent goods.

Magistrates in Abergavenny yesterday heard he launched another scamafter his release on licence last month. Shortman, of Pontypool, south Wales, made £8000 by selling bogus tickets for the sold-out Grand Slam showdown between Walesand Ireland.

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