David Levi, 29, from Lytham, Lancashire, defrauded internet users of some £200,000 on auction site eBay by tricking punters into disclosing their account details.
At Preston Crown Court on Tuesday, he admitted three counts of fraud and perverting the course of justice.
The scam worked by duping punters to use a bogus eBay site, where the gang would offer expensive items, such as laptop computers and designer watches, before stashing the cash.
More than 160 people were conned between July 2003 and July 2004.

Posted: 11|4|05 at 4:20 pm. Filed under: Auction News.