British Man Defrauds Iraq For Millions | Tales From the Bottle

Can one man scam a government out of millions? Yes - but at what cost? "The ADE 651 is a fake bomb detector produced by the British company Advanced Tactical Security & Communications Ltd (ATSC). Its manufacturer claimed it could detect bombs, guns, ammunition, and more from kilometers away. However, it was a scam, and the device was little more than a dowsing rod. The device was sold for up to US$60,000 each, despite costing almost nothing to produce. It was widely used in the Middle East, and may have led to numerous deadly bombings in Iraq due to its inability to detect explosives. Its inventor, James McCormick, was sentenced to 10 years in prison in 2013 for fraud." More on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ADE_651 Second Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt93hxFmjppL5nLRAX94UrA Merch: https://teespring.com/stores/qxir Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/qxir Twitter: https://twitter.com/QxirYT Discord: https://discord.gg/jZzvvwJ Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/qxiryt/ Subreddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/Qxir/