Life in the fast lane: B2C's Nick Sayer on a £17,000 Harley-Davidson. The data Del Boy. Posing on a £17,000 Harley-Davidson, Nick Sayer soaks up the winter sun outside his holiday home in Florida. It is one of several shots of motorbikes, supercars and lavish holidays he has posted online in recent years…to the delight of his friends. For while pensioners are targeted every day by cold callers, the man who sold their personal data is apparently relishing the spoils. B2C director Sayer – who is nicknamed Del Boy – is among a group of bosses at the firm who have got rich quick by selling people’s most personal information. The 45-year-old father-of-two says he carries out his business from a ‘man cave’ in the garden of his home in Kent. He began his working life as a diver on oil rigs in Azerbaijan, before, he claims, he was set up in business by a Greek shipping billionaire. They ran a commercial diving company before he decided to make money for himself by selling personal data with a series of companies, most of which have been dissolved or liquidated. ‘For years I was called “oh, you’re just a Del Boy”,’ he said. ‘I work from home, I’ve got a little log cabin thing out in me garden, that’s where I kind of base me-self. ‘I don’t like being in the house, I just go out there. It’s a bit of a man cave really.’ While his garden office may be modest, Sayer’s other tastes are much more ostentatious. His Facebook page shows off images of nine sports cars as well as pictures of him skiing in Banff, Canada. Scroll down for video. The British-built TVR Tuscan Speed Six sports car which he pictures on a drive on his profile costs up to £50,000 and boasts a top speed of 180mph. The Harley-Davidson Road King motorbike he is seen on in one image costs £17,595 new. Sayer regularly holidays with his family at his villa in Kissimmee, Florida, which they rent out for £600 a week. The home has a games room, swimming pool and spa, five bedrooms and four bathrooms, all ‘fitted with luxury furnishings’. B2C director Sayer – who is nicknamed Del Boy and owns a five-bedroom holiday home in Florida (pictured) – is among a group of bosses at the firm who have got rich quick by selling people’s most personal information. Luxury: Sayer's Flordia home has a games room, swimming pool and spa, five bedrooms and four bathrooms. The fake cash fraudster. Also trading in people’s personal information for B2C is convicted fraudster Gary Doran, 36, who wanted the Mail’s undercover team to pay Sayer off the books. The Mancunian, who now lives in Marbella, was jailed for six months for fraud in 2004 for trying to use two fake £10 notes to buy vodka. A 23-year-old student at Manchester Metropolitan University at the time, he tried to buy drink with the fake money at the Queen of Hearts pub in Fallowfield. The barmaid rejected the notes and the police were called, later finding him with 15 other fake bank notes. After serving time in jail, he has since run several failing businesses with his father and brother from their family home in Manchester. Most recently, as sales director of B2C Data, he asked an undercover reporter from the Mail to buy data off the books as a ‘favour to a friend’. He wanted the money to be paid directly into Sayer’s personal account, as a way of avoiding tax. Sporting life: The 180mph British-built TVR Tuscan Speed Six sports car on the Sayer's Facebook page. Jet-setting boss who said he knew nothing. B2C owner Stephen Hogg insists his firm ‘do everything completely, totally and utterly by the book’. The jet-setting golfer was, however, completely oblivious to his staff offering to sell data tax free through their own accounts. He even had no idea Doran had previously served time for fraud. The 46-year-old lives with his wife Sarah, 43, and their children in a £400,000 five-bedroom house in Rushden, Northamptonshire. Last week, there were three cars on the driveway outside the large home in a secluded cul-de-sac. Hogg appears to have spent much of the past month playing golf at clubs across Bedfordshire and Buckinghamshire. He and his wife also go online to boast of their holidays to Portugal and Australia. ‘Holidays, bar, golf and no diet!, he wrote during one of his travels. The couple, who have two children, started B2C Data just three months after his previous data company Unique Prospects was dissolved. He said he has also shut another firm down in the past after ‘certain allegations’, before insisting ‘that wasn’t my company by the way’. When approached by the Mail about B2C’s activities, Hogg said: ‘We are a member of the ICO [Information Commissioner’s Office], and DMA [Direct Marketing Association]. We do everything correctly.’ When told his employees had offered to sell his company’s data off the books and that Doran is a convicted fraudster, he added: ‘You’ve just made me aware of two things that I need to go and talk to people about.’ He described B2C Data as ‘a legitimate business’ working within the law. Cold callers use a wide range of tricks to obtain people's personal data (picture posed by model) Will writing: Pensioners are often targeted by callers who offer will writing advice on the cheap. This is often a ploy to gain your trust and access as many personal details – including about your finances – as possible. The firms then try to sell high risk investments as ‘add-ons’. Charity surveys: A homeowner is called and asked to complete a survey for charity. They are told if they answer a certain number of questions, a pre-selected charity will be paid £10 or so – so many kind-hearted people naturally agree. However, all the answers are collated and sold on. ‘Validating’ your details: Marketing firms will call customers of a major brand and claim they need to ‘validate’ the details they hold. After asking the customer to confirm their name, address and phone number, however, many will go on to try to get you to complete a ‘lifestyle survey’. These questions are, in fact, sponsored by various other companies and details are sold on. Soft questions: Watch out for surveys starting with ‘easy’ questions. One firm admitted it starts surveys with questions anyone would answer – like do you have a television? Only later do the questions become more intrusive – about your earnings and the worth of your home. Computer updates: Scammers try to hack into PCs by pretending to be from Microsoft. Following their ‘updating’ instructions can allow them to take control of the computer remotely and capture personal data. No call lists: The telephone preference list, which should block cold callers, is a free service. Some firms will, however, try to charge you as much as £1.60 a month. Shares: With your financial details on file, some cold calling firms are able to see which companies you have shares in. As a result, scammers can pretend to be calling from the companies you have invested in and try to convince the homeowner to pass on more financial details. Prizes: Once they have your details, scammers are able to send you misleading letters saying you have won large cash prizes. There are often hidden costs in claiming this supposed prize, like making you call premium rate phone numbers.
Summarize the highlights of this article.
Nick Sayer got rich quick selling people's most personal information.
B2C director owns a £17,000 Harley-Davidson and a Florida holiday home.
Sayer - nicknamed Del Boy - also owns a 180mph TVR sports car.
45-year-old father-of-two carries out business from a ‘man cave’ in Kent.
Livet i den snabba körbanan: B2C:s Nick Sayer på en 17 000 pund Harley-Davidson. Datan Del Boy. Nick Sayer har en 17 000 pund lång Harley-Davidson och suger upp vintersolen utanför sitt semesterhus i Florida. Det är en av flera bilder av motorcyklar, superbilar och påkostade helgdagar han har lagt upp på nätet under de senaste åren ... till glädje för sina vänner. För samtidigt som pensionärerna varje dag riktar sig till kalla besökare, njuter tydligen mannen som sålde deras personuppgifter av bytet. B2C:s regissör Sayer – som har smeknamnet Del Boy – hör till en grupp chefer på firman som blivit rika snabbt genom att sälja människors mest personliga information. Den 45-årige tvåbarnspappan säger att han utför sin verksamhet från en mansgrotta i trädgården i sitt hem i Kent. Han började sitt yrkesverksamma liv som dykare på oljeriggar i Azerbajdzjan, innan, hävdar han, han startades i affärer av en grekisk skeppsredarmiljardär. De drev ett kommersiellt dykföretag innan han bestämde sig för att tjäna pengar på sig själv genom att sälja personuppgifter med en rad företag, varav de flesta har upplösts eller likviderats. — I åratal blev jag kallad ”åh, du är bara en Del Boy”, sade han. – Jag jobbar hemifrån, jag har en liten timmerstuga ute i min trädgård, det är där jag liksom basar mig själv. — Jag tycker inte om att vara i huset, jag går bara ut där. Det är lite av en man grotta verkligen.’ Även om hans trädgård kontor kan vara blygsam, Sayer andra smaker är mycket mer pråliga. Hans Facebooksida visar upp bilder på nio sportbilar samt bilder på honom åka skidor i Banff, Kanada. Scrolla ner för video. Den brittiskbyggda TVR Toscanska Speed Six sportbilen som han fotograferar på en enhet på sin profil kostar upp till £ 50.000 och har en toppfart på 180mph. Den Harley-Davidson Road King motorcykel han ses på i en bild kostar £17,595 nya. Sayer brukar regelbundet semestra med sin familj i sin villa i Kissimmee i Florida, som de hyr ut för 600 pund i veckan. Hemmet har ett spelrum, pool och spa, fem sovrum och fyra badrum, alla "utrustade med lyx inredning". B2C regissör Sayer – som har smeknamnet Del Boy och äger ett semesterhus med fem sovrum i Florida (bilden) – hör till en grupp chefer på firman som blivit rika snabbt genom att sälja människors mest personliga information. Lyx: Sayer's Flordia hem har ett spelrum, pool och spa, fem sovrum och fyra badrum. Den falska kontantbedragaren. Även handel med människors personliga information för B2C är dömd bedragare Gary Doran, 36, som ville Mails undercover team att betala Sayer utanför böckerna. Mancunian, som nu bor i Marbella, fängslades i sex månader för bedrägeri 2004 för att ha försökt använda två falska £10-sedlar för att köpa vodka. En 23-årig student vid Manchester Metropolitan University vid den tiden försökte han köpa dryck med de falska pengarna på puben Queen of Hearts i Fallowfield. Barflickan avvisade sedlarna och polisen ringdes, för att senare hitta honom med 15 andra falska sedlar. Efter att ha suttit i fängelse har han sedan dess drivit flera misslyckade affärer med sin far och bror från deras familjehem i Manchester. Senast bad han, som försäljningschef för B2C Data, en undercover reporter från The Mail att köpa data från böckerna som en ”favör till en vän”. Han ville att pengarna skulle betalas direkt in på Sayers personliga konto, som ett sätt att undvika skatt. Sportliv: Den 180mph brittiskbyggda TVR toskanska Speed Six sportbilen på Sayers Facebook-sida. Jet-set-bossen som sa att han inte visste nåt. B2C-ägaren Stephen Hogg insisterar på sin fasta ”göra allt helt, helt och hållet enligt reglerna”. Den jet-setting golfare var dock helt omedveten om sin personal erbjuder att sälja data skattefritt via sina egna konton. Han hade till och med ingen aning om att Doran tidigare suttit inne för bedrägeri. 46-åringen bor med sin fru Sarah, 43, och deras barn i ett hus på 400 000 pund med fem sovrum i Rushden, Northamptonshire. Förra veckan var det tre bilar på uppfarten utanför det stora hemmet i en avskild cul-de-sac. Hogg verkar ha tillbringat en stor del av den senaste månaden med att spela golf på klubbar över Bedfordshire och Buckinghamshire. Han och hans fru går också online för att skryta med sin semester till Portugal och Australien. — Helgdagar, bar, golf och ingen diet! skrev han under en av sina resor. Paret, som har två barn, startade B2C Data bara tre månader efter att hans tidigare dataföretag Unique Prospects upplöstes. Han sade att han tidigare också har stängt ner ett annat företag efter ”vissa anklagelser”, innan han insisterade på ”det var inte mitt företag förresten”. När Hogg kontaktades av posten om B2C:s verksamhet sade han: ”Vi är medlem i ICO [Information Commissioner’s Office] och DMA [Direct Marketing Association]. När han fick veta att hans anställda hade erbjudit sig att sälja hans företags data från bokföringen och att Doran är en dömd bedragare, tillade han: ”Du har just gjort mig medveten om två saker som jag behöver gå och prata med människor om.” Han beskrev B2C Data som ”en legitim verksamhet” som arbetar inom lagen. Kallsamtalare använder ett brett utbud av trick för att få fram människors personuppgifter (bild framställd av modell) Kommer att skriva: Pensionärer ofta riktas av besökare som erbjuder kommer att skriva råd om det billiga. Detta är ofta ett knep för att vinna ditt förtroende och få tillgång till så många personuppgifter – även om din ekonomi – som möjligt. Företagen försöker sedan sälja högriskinvesteringar som tillägg. Välgörenhetsundersökningar: En husägare kallas och ombeds att genomföra en undersökning för välgörenhet. De får höra att om de svarar på ett visst antal frågor kommer en förvald välgörenhet att betalas 10 pund eller så – så många godhjärtade människor håller naturligtvis med. Alla svaren är dock sammanställda och säljs vidare. ”Validera” dina uppgifter: Marknadsföringsföretag kommer att ringa kunder av ett större varumärke och hävdar att de behöver ”validera” de uppgifter de innehar. Efter att ha bett kunden att bekräfta sitt namn, sin adress och sitt telefonnummer, kommer många att gå vidare för att försöka få dig att slutföra en “livsstilsundersökning”. Dessa frågor är faktiskt sponsrade av olika andra företag och detaljer säljs vidare. Mjuka frågor: Se upp för enkäter som börjar med ”lätta” frågor. En firma medgav att det börjar enkäter med frågor någon skulle svara på – som om du har en TV? Först senare blir frågorna mer påträngande – om dina inkomster och ditt hems värde. Datoruppdateringar: Scammers försöker hacka sig in i datorer genom att låtsas vara från Microsoft. Om de följer sina ”uppdateringsinstruktioner” kan de ta kontroll över datorn på distans och samla in personuppgifter. Inga samtalslistor: Telefonpreferenslistan, som ska blockera kallsamtalare, är en gratistjänst. Vissa företag kommer dock att försöka ta ut så mycket som 1,60 pund i månaden. Aktier: Med dina finansiella uppgifter i fil, vissa kallringning företag kan se vilka företag du har aktier i. Detta kan leda till att bedragare kan låtsas ringa från de företag man har investerat i och försöka övertyga husägaren att förmedla fler ekonomiska detaljer. Priser: När de har dina uppgifter, bedragare kan skicka dig vilseledande brev som säger att du har vunnit stora kontantpriser. Det finns ofta dolda kostnader i att hävda detta förmodade pris, som att göra dig ringa premiumpris telefonnummer. 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Life in the Fast Runway: B2C's Nick Sayer on a £17,000 Harley-Davidson. Datan Del Boy. Nick Sayer has a £17,000 Harley-Davidson and sucks up the winter sun outside his Florida holiday home. It is one of several pictures of motorcycles, supercars and lavish holidays he has posted online in recent years ... to the delight of his friends. Because while pensioners target cold visitors every day, apparently the man who sold their personal data enjoys the change. B2C's director Sayer – nicknamed Del Boy – belongs to a group of executives at the firm who become rich quickly by selling people's most personal information. The 45-year-old two-child father says he is carrying out his business from a male cave in the garden of his Kent home. He began his working life as a diver on oil rigs in Azerbaijan, before, he claims, he was started in business by a Greek shipowner billionaire. They ran a commercial dive company before deciding to make money from himself by selling personal data with a range of companies, most of which have been dissolved or liquidated. “For years I was called “oh, you’re just a Del Boy,” he said. “I work from home, I have a small log cabin out in my garden, that’s where I sort of lead myself. “I don’t like being in the house, I just go out there. It’s a bit of a man cave indeed.’ Although his garden office may be modest, Sayer’s other tastes are much more showy. His Facebook page showcases photos of nine sports cars as well as pictures of him skiing in Banff, Canada. Scroll down for video. The British-built TVR Tuscan Speed Six sports car which he photographs on a device on his profile costs up to £50,000 and has a top speed of 180mph. The Harley-Davidson Road King motorcycle he is seen on in a picture costs £17,595 new. Sayer regularly vacations with his family in their villa in Kissimmee, Florida, which they rent for £600 a week. The home has a game room, swimming pool and spa, five bedrooms and four bathrooms, all "equipped with luxury decor". B2C director Sayer – who is nicknamed Del Boy and owns a five-bedroom holiday home in Florida (pictured) – belongs to a group of executives at the firm who have become rich quickly by selling people's most personal information. Luxury: Sayer's Flordia home has a game room, pool and spa, five bedrooms and four bathrooms. The fake cash scammer. Also trading people's personal information for B2C is convicted fraudster Gary Doran, 36, who wanted Mail's undercover team to pay Sayer off the books. Mancunian, now living in Marbella, was jailed for six months for fraud in 2004 for trying to use two fake £10 bills to buy vodka. A 23-year-old student at Manchester Metropolitan University at that time, he tried to buy drinks with the fake money at the Queen of Hearts pub in Fallowfield. The barmaid rejected the bills and police were called, later finding him with 15 other fake bills. After being in prison, he has since run several failed business with his father and brother from their Manchester family home. Most recently, as sales manager for B2C Data, he asked an undercover reporter from The Mail to buy data from the books as a “favor to a friend”. He wanted the money to be paid directly into Sayer's personal account, as a way to avoid tax. Sports Life: The 180mph British-built TVR Tuscan Speed Six sports car on Sayers Facebook page. The jet-set boss who said he didn't know anything. B2C owner Stephen Hogg insists on his firm ‘do everything completely, entirely by the rules’. However, the jet-setting golfer was completely unaware of his staff offering to sell data tax-free via his own accounts. He even had no idea that Doran had previously been in prison for fraud. The 46-year-old lives with his wife Sarah, 43, and their children in a £400,000 house with five bedrooms in Rushden, Northamptonshire. Last week there were three cars in the driveway outside the big home in a secluded cul-de-sac. Hogg appears to have spent much of the last month playing golf at clubs across Bedfordshire and Buckinghamshire. He and his wife also go online to boast of their vacation to Portugal and Australia. — Weekend days, bar, golf and no diet! he wrote during one of his trips. The couple, who have two children, started B2C Data just three months after his former data company Unique Prospects was dissolved. He said that he has previously also shut down another company after ‘certain allegations’ before insisting on ‘that wasn’t my company by the way’. When contacted by the post office about the activities of B2C, Hogg said: ‘We are a member of the ICO [Information Commissioner’s Office] and DMA [Direct Marketing Association]. When he learned that his employees had offered to sell his company’s data from the accounts and that Doran is a convicted fraud, he added: “You have just made me aware of two things that I need to go talk to people about.” He described B2C Data as “a legitimate business” working within the law. Cold callers use a wide range of tricks to get people's personal data (image produced from model) Will write: Pensioners often targeted by visitors who offer will write advice about the cheap. This is often a trick to gain your trust and gain access to as many personal data – even your finances – as possible. The companies then try to sell high-risk investments in addition. Charity Surveys: A homeowner is called and asked to conduct a survey for charity. They are told that if they answer a certain number of questions, a preselected charity will be paid £10 or so—so many kindhearted people naturally agree. However, all the replies are compiled and resold. “Valide” your data: Marketing companies will call customers of a larger brand and claim they need to “validate” the data they hold. After asking the customer to confirm his name, address and telephone number, many will move on to try to get you to complete a “lifestyle survey”. These issues are actually sponsored by various other companies and details are being resold. Soft questions: Watch out for surveys starting with “easy” questions. One firm admitted that surveys begin with questions someone would answer — as if you have a TV? Only later will the questions become more intrusive – about your income and the value of your home. Computer Updates: Scammers try to hack into computers by pretending to be from Microsoft. If they follow their “update instructions”, they can take control of the computer remotely and collect personal data. No call lists: The phone preference list, which should block callers, is a free service. However, some companies will try to withdraw as much as £1.60 a month. Shares: With your financial information in file, some call companies can see which companies you have shares in. As a result, scammers may pretend to call from the companies they have invested in and try to convince the homeowner to convey more financial details. Prices: Once they have your details, scammers can send you misleading letters saying you have won big cash prizes. There are often hidden costs in claiming this supposed price, like making you call premium price phone numbers. Summarize the highlights of this article.
Nick Sayer blev rik på att sälja folks mest personliga information. B2C regissör äger ett 17 000 pund Harley-Davidson och ett semesterhus i Florida. Sayer - med smeknamnet Del Boy - äger även en sportbil på 180mph TVR. 45-årig pappa till två personer utför affärer från en ”mansgrotta” i Kent.
Nick Sayer got rich selling people's most personal information. B2C director owns a £17,000 Harley-Davidson and a Florida holiday home. Sayer - nicknamed Del Boy - also owns a 180mph TVR sports car. 45-year-old father of two people performs business from a “man cave” in Kent.