BOY, 17 POSED AS AIR TYCOON.Byline: EDWARD CHADWICK mirrored the Hollywood blockbuster Catch Me If You Can tried to set up offices in Birmingham as he posed as an aviation tycoon. The 17-year-old fantasist fan·ta·sist n. One that creates a fantasy. Noun 1. fantasist - a creator of fantasies creator - a person who grows or makes or invents things , who went by the name of Adam Tait, was given a tour of a city centre office complex where he said he was interested in renting space for 23 workers at a cost of nearly pounds 100,000 a year. He also claimed to have a fleet of 12 jets at his disposal and flew to Jersey to hold a meeting with the director of its airport to launch a cut-price Channel Islands airline to most of Europe. To lend credibility to his scam the youth, from York, who previously lived in Telford, Shropshire, even bought up websites in the name of American Global Group and Island Airways Island Airways is a small passenger airline based in Charlevoix, Michigan. It provides daily service to Beaver Island (Lake Michigan). Fleet
The web of lies drew comparisons with the character played by Leonardo DiCaprio Leonardo Wilhelm DiCaprio (born November 11 1974[1]) is a three-time Academy Award-nominated and Golden Globe Award-winning American actor who garnered world wide fame for his role as Jack Dawson in Titanic. in the film Catch Me If You Can, based on the real life escapades of Frank Abagnale Jr, who posed as an airline pilot from the age of 16. But the lad's six-month ruse was unravelled when journalists at an airline magazine became suspicious when he tried to charter a jet at Southend airport for a photoshoot. The teenager, who has not been named, was quizzed by cops. Essex police said they would not be taking action against him. He has a form of autism autism (ô`tĭzəm), developmental disability resulting from a neurological disorder that affects the normal functioning of the brain. It is characterized by the abnormal development of communication skills, social skills, and reasoning. and is said to know the exact detail of every airline's flight schedules. Workers at a commercial lettings company in Birmingham said they were taken aback at the youngster's age when he showed up to see the suite, but were convinced by his professionalism. "The name stuck with us because it was quite an unusual inquiry, especially given his age, but he said he was acting on behalf of someone else," said one member of sales staff. "We never heard anything from him after he had been to see the offices. He seemed very genuine and was well dressed." Despite his visit to the Midlands, a spokesman for Birmingham International Airport Birmingham International Airport may refer to:
The boy's father has since argued that his son showed great business potential. CAPTION(S): FANTASY: The boy's scam mirrored Leonardo DiCaprio |
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