Source: NP
UK men cry foul over sex chat con
THE men were getting their kicks from chatting with Asian girls. Or
so they thought.
But when they realised that the girls they thought were Filipinas
were actually from around Nottingham in the UK, they felt cheated.
And angry.
So angry that they complained to the authorities, reported British
newspapers.
Now the man whose brainchild the sex chatline was, Andrew
Vanderahe, 41, has been fined 65 ($200) and ordered to pay 1,000 as
costs. He admitted to a breach of the Trade Descriptions Act.
So what gave the girls away? They had got the Manila accent right
but when they signed off with 'Ey up' and 'Cheers me duck', the men
felt something was not right.
Vanderahe, who had employed 40 women, felt that a saucy East Asian
accent would keep the callers interested longer.
One chatline user, who did not want to be named, said: 'You thought
you were talking to a Filipina and some had the accent just
right.
'But when you heard the girl say 'Thanks me duck' and 'Cheers me
duck' you knew it was a con.'
A Nottingham Trading Standards spokesman said: 'This has been an
unusual investigation but we decided to proceed because so many men
were being ripped off.'
