Hamilton online scammer narrowly avoids prison sentence

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An online scammer says he knows how the victim feels - because his own dad was targeted too.Gary Brown, 21, narrowly avoided a prison sentence when he appeared at Hamilton Sheriff Court this week.He admitted two charges under the Proceeds of Crime Act.The court heard Brown, of William Drive, Hamilton, and unnamed accomplices put together a social media get-rich-quick scam in June 2022.The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now.

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It's his first offence and he has pleaded guilty."Sheriff John Speir placed Brown under supervision for 12 months and ordered him to do 200 hours of unpaid community work.The sheriff told him: "It has been recognised that this type of crime crosses the threshold for custody."However, I accept that, although it seems to have been a sophisticated financial crime, it was in no way masterminded by you."You are still a young man, you have no previous convictions and I'm