Identity theft

Writing this post earlier than I expected. I had meant to write about this story earlier but I just forgot. I was listening to BBC radio4 in my semi-comatose state when I heard about a man who has been using the name Christopher Buckingham for 22 years and has only now been caught. He stole the identity of a baby who died at the age of 8 months in 1963 and he has only now been caught when he had a problem with his passport when re-entering England. He married and has two children, aged 17 and 19, while using the fake identity.

To be politically uncorrect, nuts or what?

The full story can be read at http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/kent/4417396.stm.

Now, what would motivate a man to do that? Did he have a criminal record? Was he a murderer? A communist spy? A sad fantasist who wanted to feel like James Bond?

The judge in the trial commented that he had used methods described in Day of the Jackyl. If it's that easy could I go out tommorrow and look for details of a baby who died in the mid to late sevenities and steal their identity? What would I do with my new life? Become a hairdresser?

I know that in the mid-ninties some guy used the name Brandon Lee to return to the high school he had attended 13 years previously before retaking his exams and gaining a place at medical school in Dundee. He was only caught when he drunkenly revealed his secret to a few of his classmates. Further proof, if any was needed, that many doctors are nuts and the profession certainly attracts more than its fair share of loon-balls.

But anyway, back to 'Mr Buckingham'. He has been sentenced to 21 months in prision for various crimes. He has stated, through his lawyers, that he will never reveal his identity. The police say that if he keeps his mouth shut he will walk away if they can't find any details of his past life and potential 'dark secrets'.

All very interesting.

Have other people done this?

Hmmmm

Anyway

dats all fokes

Phunkster