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   Elliot Castro (born 1982) is a Scottish fraud prevention consultant and ex-fraudster from Glasgow who claims he swindled approximately $2.8 million through various financial crimes when he was a teenager.

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3. www.thereviewgeek.com › truecrime-elliotcastroWhere is Elliot Castro now? | As featured on Confessions of a ...

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   2 days ago · Who is Elliot Castro? Castro, who hails from the city of Battlefield, Glasgow, got his first job at the age of 16 at a mobile phone company. He allegedly claimed he was 18 on the application form, but this was far from being the worst lie he ever told. After securing the job, Castro realized he could use his customers’ personal details to ...

4. www.glasgowtimes.co.uk › news › 23975682Glasgow crime story of the super-fraudster who became FBI ...

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   Dec 10, 2023 · Elliot Castro was a prolific scammer who spent millions on luxury travel and shopping using stolen credit cards. He later became a consultant for the FBI and wrote a book about his crimes.

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     Scots teen con artist who stole £2.5m in 'catch me if you can' scam now helping to combat fraud

     Elliot Castro, from Glasgow, nicked millions to fly first class around the world, stay in the best hotels, spend big in Beverly Hills and party with U2’s Bono.

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     Elliot Castro: how a call centre worker became one of UK’s most prolific scammers

     As a teenager he stole millions before his arrest aged 21. Two decades later, he’s in a BBC documentary about his fraud

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     Aberdeen con artist who stole £2.5m with 'catch me if you can' scams now helping to tackle fraud

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     Confessions of a globetrotting teen fraudster who scammed $1.9 million

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     Glasgow south side con artist turns life around after stealing £2.5m in 'catch me if you can' scam

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7. www.pressandjournal.co.uk › fp › newsAberdeen con artist spent more than £1m of fraud money before 20

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   3 days ago · Aberdeen con artist Elliot Castro in the prime of his career of crime. Image: BBC. “Other 16-year-olds were trying to get into a nightclub on fake IDs, while I was cheating innocent card holders ...

8. frankonfraud.com › fraud-trends › how-this-teenagerThis Teen Stole $2.8M, Then Became a Fraud Consultant

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   May 23, 2021 · Learn how Elliot Castro, a former credit card fraudster who stole £2.5m as a teenager, became a fraud consultant helping companies avoid his tricks. Watch his interview and read his story on Frank on Fraud, a podcast and website about fraud trends.

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   Elliot Castro, from Glasgow, nicked millions to fly first class around the world, stay in the best hotels, spend big in Beverly Hills and party with U2’s Bono.

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    Who is Elliot Castro?

    • Elliot Castro (born 1982) is a Scottish fraud prevention consultant and ex-fraudster from Glasgow who claims he swindled approximately $ 2.8 million through various financial crimes when he was a teenager.

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    How much money did Castro spend?

    • He began spending lavishly as his crimes escalated. He purchased cars, a $12,000 Rolex, spent upwards of $15,000 at nightclubs and traveled the world. Castro claims to have travelled to every country in Europe with the money from his victims.

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    Why did Castro take the money off his customers?

    • Castro was envious of his customers. He imagined they had the kind of wealth of which he could only dream. Now he decided to take it off them, starting with that first call. All he had to do was convince an oblivious stranger to hand over the answers to their bank’s security questions.

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    Did Castro travel to Europe with the money he stole?

    • Castro claims to have travelled to every country in Europe with the money from his victims. He was briefly [when?] jailed in Canada and stole the credit card of the Canadian Immigration Office to book a flight back to Glasgow. After returning to England at the age of 22, he was jailed for two years.

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11. www.thetimes.co.uk › article › elliot-castro-scammerElliot Castro: how a call centre worker became one of UK’s ...

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    4 days ago · Elliot Castro, now 41, conned people out of at least £1.5 million to fund a lifestyle reminiscent of the fraudster played by Leonardo DiCaprio in Catch Me If You Can. He was 16, fresh out of ...