In 2017, a phone call was made to Action Fraud UK by BBC Children in Need. Their concern was directed towards a man who had asked for a 90% commission from his collected donations. A month later, a decade-long scam would begin to crumble.
Sources:
1. Pinsentmasons.com: Phishing attackers sent to prison
2. Daily Echo: Levi admits fraud during 36 day cruise
3. Daily mail: Fraudster gang conned public children's charity
4. Daily mail: Children in need collector dressed as Pudsey bear stole from charities
5. BBC News: Lancashire based gang in £500k charity fraud
6. Lancashire Live: David Levi escort clip
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09/02/24 • 17 min
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Uncharitable - 9. Bad Pudsey | David Levi
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Odeya: [00:00:00] This cheeky little chapstick is Davey Ravey, a. k. a. David Levi. A, ahem Vlogger appearing to show his attempt at charming his way out of a routine traffic stop. Despite having a knack for rubbing law enforcement up the wrong way, it's clear from his desperate attempt to deflect the question that this isn't his first time asking what seems to be the problem, officer?
Growing up in Lytham , St Anne's, a seaside town south of Blackpool, Levi with boyish
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