Andrew Goodwill, managing director of ukcomputerparts.com, launched the site, which collates details of would-be fraudsters and alerts fellow e-tailers about the threat they pose, because he says he had become so frustrated about losing money to con artists and had become disenchanted about a lack of interest from the police. Within two days of launching, 35 e-tailers have already signed up for the service, which is free to join. Most are small businesses, the majority selling computers and software.
Silicon.com's Will Sturgeon reported from London.