It may appear that Hamish got away with his schemes for decades. But he didn't. He kept getting caught out, time and again. It's self evident that many systems failed to apprehend this serial offender. How could this be so? 
 

It may appear that Hamish got away with his schemes for decades. But he didn't. He kept getting caught out, time and again.

It's self evident that many systems failed to apprehend this serial offender. How could this be so?  

<p>It may appear that Hamish got away with his schemes for decades. But he didn't. He kept getting caught out, time and again.</p>
<p>It's self evident that many systems failed to apprehend this serial offender. How could this be so? &nbsp;</p>

He was born Hamish Watson – but he could morph into whatever you needed him to be. Greg Bearup investigates how this surfie dude from Sydney duped victims around the globe for decades. 

He was born Hamish Watson, a surfie dude from Sydney – but he could morph into whatever you needed him to be. Hamish is due to be sentenced to jail in early 2019 for swindling a handful of victims out of more than $7m. But these crimes are just the final pages in a resume too thick to staple; for decades he’s duped victims in the US, Canada, Britain, Hong Kong and Australia. How did he do it? How did he evade authorities around the world for so long and what’s he done with all those tens of millions of dollars he stole?

Stealing millions is hard, but hiding them is harder

Who the Hell is Hamish?

It may appear that Hamish got away with his schemes for decades. But he didn't. He kept getting caught out, time and again. It's self e...

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