Confessions Of A Teenage Fraudster review: Scummy thief is given star status, writes CHRISTOPHER STEVENS, but what about his poor victims? By Christopher Stevens Published: 22:39, 24 June 2024 | Updated: 22:43, 24 June 2024 e-mail View comments Confessions Of A Teenage Fraudster (BBC One) Rating: Who do you trust more for advice on life insurance, a Scot or a Cockney? The correct answer, of course, is - never trust an insurance salesman. All over the UK, though, we tend to feel more reassured by the Scottish accent. It’s something to do with the reputation folk have north of the border for being careful with their money.
That’s why so many financial service companies have call centres in Glasgow or Edinburgh . Professional thief Elliot Castro regarded his Aberdonian accent as his superpower. It still seems to be working well for him, because the three-part documentary Confessions Of A Teenage Fraudster gives him the easiest of rides - always accepting him at his own estimation as a working-class trickster who used his wits to help himself to a millionaire lifestyle.
Professional thief Elliot Castro (pictured) regarded his Aberdonian accent as his superpower. It still seems to be working well for him, because the three-part documentary Confessions Of A Teenage Fraudster gives him the easiest of rides Christopher Stevens said: 'Consisting mostly of interviews with Castro and a handful of ex-detectives who arrested him at one time or another, this programme would have been f.
