Thread: 60s Betting Scam

I remember that, the actual guy who set it up was called Norman Fyne, dunno if that is spelled right. He went into hiding also, then appeared a while later and started a private hire place in Smithdown Rd. called "Yellow Cabs". It was later sold to Liver in Duke St. and I think he was running that, this would be about '67-8. That was the last I heard of him.

Never heard of that one Pete. A fool and his money eh. (Great site you got btw )

Quote: Originally Posted by Stanier Does anyone remember this. Around the mid 60s my sister lived off Earle Road. A flyer came through the door advertising a "Double Your Money" betting system ran by a "William Corrigan", if I remember correctly. It operated from a makeshift kiosk in one of the corner shops on Earle Road. It offered that whatever stake you placed, he would gamble it on the horses and the...

He is encased in concrete holding up Churchill Way flyover - citybound.

No I'm not ... Oops

Does anyone remember this. Around the mid 60s my sister lived off Earle Road. A flyer came through the door advertising a "Double Your Money" betting system ran by a "William Corrigan", if I remember correctly. It operated from a makeshift kiosk in one of the corner shops on Earle Road. It offered that whatever stake you placed, he would gamble it on the horses and the next week you would receive double...