FabSwingers.com forum: Millionaire "Businessman" Sold Useless Bomb Detectors

By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

James McCormick. Immoral thieving git, found guilty at court:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-22266051

A millionaire conman who sold fake bomb detectors to countries including Iraq and Georgia, knowing they did not work, has been convicted of fraud.

James McCormick, 56, of Langport, Somerset, is said to have made £50m from sales of the devices.

Reply privately

Reply in forum

Reply +quote

By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Just heard. What a scumbag! His fortune should be spent on actual bomb detectors and sent over

Reply privately

Reply in forum

Reply +quote

By *unky monkeyMan
over a year ago

in the night garden

Have you seen those detectors though???

Sheet! How did he manage to sell them? It's a fucking car aerial hanging out of a bit of black plastic. I watched it on the news, Iraqi soldiers waving this ridiculous thing at cars thinking it could detect bombs - insane!!!

Reply privately

Reply in forum

Reply +quote

By *win PeaksCouple
over a year ago

Northamptonshire

Sounds like a time bomb waiting to happen.

Dave

Reply privately

Reply in forum

Reply +quote

By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"James McCormick. Immoral thieving git, found guilty at court:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-22266051

A millionaire conman who sold fake bomb detectors to countries including Iraq and Georgia, knowing they did not work, has been convicted of fraud.

James McCormick, 56, of Langport, Somerset, is said to have made £50m from sales of the devices."

Dirty thieving terrorist!

Reply privately

Reply in forum

Reply +quote

By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Have you seen those detectors though???

If it wasn't so serious, that would be highly comical

Reply privately

Reply in forum

Reply +quote

By *kywatcherMan
over a year ago

Southwick

Wouldn't a country's equipment procurement department have demonstrations that this technology worked prior to spending millions on it?

I've just heard on the news it's still being used at checkpoints in Iraq.

Bizarre.

Reply privately

Reply in forum

Reply +quote

By *teveanddebsCouple
over a year ago

Norwich

I think that's what the bribes were for.

I remember when the Army bought engines for Chieftain tanks from British Leyland rather than Rolls Royce because they were cheaper. At one time the tanks were averaging 11 miles before they needed another engine change.

I don't think there is a lot of difference to be honest.

Reply privately

Reply in forum

Reply +quote

By * Jay69Man
over a year ago

Bridgwater - Somerset

Sounds like bribes were involved to sell this doubtful piece of crap.

However, Dowsing works, don't ask how or why, I've had it proved to me.

If a twig or piece of wire works for water, why not this gadget for explosives?

Reply privately

Reply in forum

Reply +quote

By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Anyone who bought one of these deserves to be parted from their money.

This guy should be our chancellor, we'd be in credit by now.

Reply privately

Reply in forum

Reply +quote

By *atisfy janeWoman
over a year ago

Torquay

If it wasn't so serious it would be hilarious....

Reply privately

Reply in forum

Reply +quote

By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Looks like selling guns and land mines is fine.

Selling a bit of useless junk is criminal though.

Have we really got our priorities right in this country ????

Reply privately

Reply in forum

Reply +quote

By *plankyMan
over a year ago

Beeston

when you think of the Powerful, Secretive Military Forces he has defrauded .....

prison is probably the safest place for him when they get the news.

Reply privately

Reply in forum

Reply +quote

By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

One of them was the UN.

Does no one check if stuff works before they buy it

Reply privately

Reply in forum

Reply +quote

By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"Anyone who bought one of these deserves to be parted from their money.

This guy should be our chancellor, we'd be in credit by now."

So what would you say to Haneen Alwan? An Iraqi woman who needed 59 operations after she was injured in a bomb blast in January 2009. She was two months pregnant at the time and lost her child.

Senior Iraqi officials knew the devices did not work and it alleged some had received bribes to ensure they were purchased.

Reply privately

Reply in forum

Reply +quote

By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"One of them was the UN.

Does no one check if stuff works before they buy it

Can't believe it took driving a lorry load of explosives through TWENTY-THREE consecutive check points equipped with the 'detectors' before they concluded there 'may' be a problem with the things!!

Reply privately

Reply in forum

Reply +quote

By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

dont understand why the equipment bought fae the government not tested before being use

Reply privately

Reply in forum

Reply +quote

By *ouple in LancashireCouple
over a year ago

in Lancashire

fools and their money..

Reply privately

Reply in forum

Reply +quote

By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

News tonight

Hot point selling fire risk dishwashers

Where has British standards gone

All out to make a quick buck

Have to go , in shed finishing my invention Fanny Magnet

Really works

Any buyers ?

It's tested , calibrated , guaranteed for

200 years HONESTLY

Reply privately

Reply in forum

Reply +quote

By *kywatcherMan
over a year ago

Southwick

Can't see that these cases are related but I remember that this thread had already been posted so was surprised by today's news:

"A businessman has been sentenced to seven years in prison for making and selling fake bomb detectors.

Gary Bolton, 47, made millions of pounds selling the devices around the world, boasting they could detect explosives, drugs, ivory, tobacco and even money.In actual fact they consisted of nothing more than empty boxes with handles and antennae which he made at home and at his Global Technology Ltd offices in Kent.

He denied two counts of fraud as a judge at the Old Bailey described the equipment as "useless" and "dross"."

Reply privately

Reply in forum

Reply +quote

By *kywatcherMan
over a year ago

Southwick

Britain seems to have cornered the market in these devices

Reply privately

Reply in forum

Reply +quote

By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Depending on how well he has squirrled away the money he could be quids in, how long would you be prepared to serve in prison for 50 million...

Reminds me of the adverts in the sport newspaper. 48 cigarette lighters for £5, if you sent the fiver they sent you a box of matches, they couldn't actually prosecute the guy at the time as he was technically selling cigarette lighters albeit single use lighters...

Although it is a serious matter you do sort of have to doff your cap to the guy, at least he wasn't conning OAP's out of their savings.

Reply privately

Reply in forum

Reply +quote

By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Wouldn't a country's equipment procurement department have demonstrations that this technology worked prior to spending millions on it?

I've just heard on the news it's still being used at checkpoints in Iraq.

Bizarre."

Maybe he did show them ones that worked and then sent this crap over

Reply privately

Reply in forum

Reply +quote

By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Maybe he did show them ones that worked and then sent this crap over"

That would be sheer stupidity though, if he had invested time, money and effort into researching and producing a working bomb detector, which judging by his sales people wanted, would you then send out what is effectively an empty box?

In my work I have sniffer type equipment that will detect flammable gasses, carbon monoxide/dioxide, oxygen etc. It isn't extremely expensive at less than £1000 so the sensors and electronics involved are probably a couple of hundred quid, really not worth the grief for a few hundred quid extra profit per unit when you look at the 50 million he made.

Reply privately

Reply in forum

Reply +quote

Post new Message to Thread