Lee Philip Rees made about $59,980 (40,000) using a sophisticated paedo hunting blackmail plot.
He was also placed on probation for possession of indecent photographs of children in 1989.
The link contained a malware which let him take full control of the victims computer.
He would then tell his victims to pay up ransom to get their details deleted from the website.
He would demand money in Amazon vouchers to avoid bank trail.
The money was spent on holidays abroad, buying expensive computer equipment and sending money to persons in Thailand.
source: www.techworm.net
