John paul airs

• howard mcsweeney1

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  25 April 2008     20:031710
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  did anyone watch the "inside out" programme tonight on BBC1.
  
  the above gentleman was the subject.
  
  remember him?
  the self styled entrepreneur from east cliff that was going to revolutionise the ferry industry, i always had him down
  as a cross between walter mitty and a jam doughnut.
  
  he was a very clever fraudster, now living it up in sardinia.
• Guest 640

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  26 April 2008     07:371722
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  Howard yes I saw that Inside Out programme as was tipped off about it through the pages of that erstwhile organ The Dover Express, the reason being, their editor overthere was featured in the programme...one Simon Finlay.
  
  It was interesting alright but what struck me particularly was that the guy was so lightweight, that it baffles me completely as to why so many people fell for it...politicians, businessmen, even..shock horror, the guys from the Dover Express, sorry lads! But really though, we must be all very desperate here in Dover for a great saviour to come from on high with stacks and wads of cash to deliver us from all evil, amen! But the chances of such a being existing are not very high.
  
  However I admit I am sitting here with the benefit of hindsight which as we all know supplies 20/20 vision in all matters.
  
  A man, they say, is judged by the company he keeps, so did you note therefore the beligerent russian-wrestling nut-crunching female, who was with Airs in his discovered hideaway, trying to ungainly knock seven bells out of the camera crew. I say..That really wouldnt go down well in Cheltenham! Lord no...
  
  For legal reasons we must be careful, but the programme alleged that Airs duped the people in Buologne out of more than 1Million Euros.
  email: dover7@msn.com
• howard mcsweeney1

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  26 April 2008     19:031730
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  i remember the original documentary on him paul.
  great entertainment, i just had him down as someone that wanted the limelight for a few minutes.
  there was no concrete details about how his ideas would work.
  
  he displayed all the classic symptons of a wannabee conman.
  name dropping arab potenates as though they were his muckers that he went down the pub with.
  the affectation with his name!!
  
  i cannot imagine anyone handing over any money to him.
• Guest 643

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  26 April 2008     23:211737
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  So how come this man is sending VM cheques? Sounds like par for the course I suppose.
  There's always a little truth behind every "Just kidding", a little emotion behind every "I don't care" and a little pain behind every "I'm ok".
• Guest 641

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  27 April 2008     12:221745
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  I concur with PaulB on this, a total lightweight, watching the programme only confirmed my thoughts about the man, I had spoken to him in the early days and felt where is he coming from? I feel sorry for the people that fell for the scam.
  
  I love PaulB's description of his female companion 'beligerent russian wrestling nut-cruncher' . I didn't realise that so many people had been taken in and lost so much money.