Man sentenced to jail for eBay fraud

A man who used the website eBay to dishonestly obtain nearly $40,000 has been sentenced to three years in jail by a Brisbane District Court Judge.Philip John Heggie, 19, today pleaded guilty to 20 charges, including fraud and computer hacking, and another 91 charges of breaching bail conditions.The court heard when he was in year 12, Heggie set up eBay and bank accounts in false names, then put electronic equipment up for sale on the website, but did not deliver the goods.Prosecutor Petrina

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