Murder Vs 160k from an insurance company

[KathyWoolfe]

Agreed.

I'm surprised nobody else has done this, or have they?

John Stonehouse (a former UK government minister) tried doing this in 1974, faking drowning a la Reggie Perrin, but he was less successful as his "disappearance" only lasted from November 20th to December 24th.

[Dow Jones]

Fascinating indeed

Like most here, I can't wait to find out more about it. So far the wife has been charged with deception to obtain 2 payments from the insurance (we hear 10 years or so for that) and the husband with fraudulantly obtaining a new passport (in the name of John Jones - FFS!). Now given the fact that there are more false passports in the UK than real ones (ask any asylum seeker to point you to a factory), that should be 6 moths or so - if that. It seems that the wife will be by far worse off - for something that she may not have even instigated.
PS - Should the Passport Office be liable if they issue a passport without proper checks as well as the holder?

[Bagpuss]

Why do you want to hear more about it? It's hardly the fraud of the century.

[Dow Jones]

Hardly worth it financially...

I agree... it's just how easy it were to do it by two complete amateurs - and what would have happened had he not turned up.
£ 160k LI is peanuts - tempting for >= £ 1m though...

[AtW]

£ 160k LI is peanuts - tempting for >= £ 1m though...

As I said in the other thread - you are a security risk to any bank. Please tell me that you do not work for Lloyds TSB.

[Dow Jones]

AtW = A tW(at)

Didn't I tell you to F-off?

[AtW]

Didn't I tell you to F-off?

You are also very rude - I did not tell you that before because I am a nice person. Are you sure you work for a bank? It really does not look this way. In fact I am pretty sure if your boss, whichever industry you in, checked your last few posts then you'd be rather embarassed, wouldn't you? I also wonder how would your boss react to reading your self-reported status of "IT Genius"?

[Diver]

You are also very rude - I did not tell you that before because I am a nice person. Are you sure you work for a bank? It really does not look this way. In fact I am pretty sure if your boss, whichever industry you in, checked your last few posts then you'd be rather embarassed, wouldn't you? I also wonder how would your boss react to reading your self-reported status of "IT genious"?

[AtW]

shush! I did not say I have perfect English, I just said I am a nice person (generally)

[Dow Jones]

Get a spellchecker mate!

Didn't you say you applied for an MBA at Harvard and Stanford?
You forgot MIT, maybe they'll take you (as a cleaner)

Over and out on this too.