Brits held for 'Costa home con'.Byline: By EMILY MILLER A COUPLE suspected of ripping (1) Converting an audio CD from its native CD-DA format to MP3, AAC or some other compressed audio format. When the term was coined, it had a perverse meaning. Many loved the idea they were "ripping off" the music industry by making copyrighted works available in a compact format off fellow Brits with bogus mortgages were arrested as they tried to leave Spain yesterday. John Michael Doust, 54, and wife Marina were about to board a plane to Britain at Malaga Airport when they were stopped. A local judge is quizzing them over an alleged scam (SCSI Configured AutoMatically) A subset of Plug and Play that allows SCSI IDs to be changed by software rather than by flipping switches or changing jumpers. Both the SCSI host adapter and peripheral must support SCAM. See SCSI. . It is suspected the pair had fleeced fleece n. 1. a. The coat of wool of a sheep or similar animal. b. The yield of wool shorn from a sheep at one time. 2. A soft woolly covering or mass. 3. Fabric with a soft deep pile. many holiday home seekers of thousands of pounds on the Costa del Sol over the past six years. Malaga police said: "Clients would hand over large sums of money which were never returned even though their mortgage application was rejected. "Six alleged victims made statements. We're in contact with many others." Police say the Dousts, from Gloucester, worked from rented offices in Estepona near Marbella. |
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