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Date Posted: 08:23:12 11/10/03 Mon
Author: Owen
Author Host/IP: 217.235.97.19
Subject: Re: Important Message - Con man and fraudster
In reply to: Polonews.com 's message, "Important Message" on 03:06:53 02/08/03 Sat

More details on a thief, fraud & liar who cons Polo Players, Ebay customers, Hashers & others:

PAT O´CONNELL

Aliases: Pat Hollis / Pat Luckett Hash name: Pugwash Ebay: Irishdork

Stories / photos: <a rel=nofollow target=_blank href="http://polo-player.com/polotalk/viewtopic.php?p=146#146">http://polo-player.com/polotalk/viewtopic.php?p=146#146</a>
and
<a rel=nofollow target=_blank href="http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PATtheConMan">http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PATtheConMan</a>

Age: ~55. Smoker. Height: 5'5", Waist: 31" 11/03
Greying long unkempt hair, used to be shorter/ curlier. Pierced ears. Teeth not too good. Claims to be mixed Irish/ English with British passport. Accent - slight West Country English. Usually charming/ witty - blags shirts & drinks from pubs.

Speaks Spanish & French. Understands more German than he admits to.

Other social clubs ripped off:
Long Beach ?/?
Athens 07/03
Munich 10/03

Had: mail drop in London, Irish email, German Ebay registration, cleared his cheques in Chester.

MODUS OPERANDI

Introduces himself as: polo player/ polo pony buyer/ polo club developer/ investment guru/ buying agent/ hasher who's wallet/ everything was stolen/ is out of funds due to bank transfer not having arrived yet.

Contacted Munich H3: "I've been robbed on a train - can you help?"

Claims: boat skipper based in the West Indies; bass player with the band "Style Council" - mentioned "Live Aid" a lot!

Police contacts:

UK, Metropolitan Police. PC Nick Walton PC431HT Nicholas.Walton@met.police.uk

USA, Det. Michael Solow Constable-1850@JUNO.com or solo@polonews.com

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[> [> Re: Important Message - Con man and fraudster -- K Golt, 01:15:37 07/03/04 Sat (195.244.207.215)

Pat O'Connell was in Gibraltar/La Linea last week staying at the Rocamar Hotel in La Linea. Claiming to be a Ships Captain (he knew about enough about ships) Took several people in that I know of. Very slick. Still using the same methods I see, Waiting for wire transfer to arrive, Lost wallet, Out of checks etc etc... Would really like to see him again!!!. And my new Dk Green Triumph Bonneville Motorcycle.....


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