AN eBay fraudster who was jailed for his role in two scams has failed in a challenge to his prison sentence at the Court of Appeal in London.

Shumon Ullah, 26, of Top Barn Lane, Newchurch, Rossendale, was jailed for 18 months at Burnley Crown Court in December 2009 after admitting acquiring criminal property.

But the sentence was made consecutive to a two years and eight months sentence which he was already serving for another scam involving the internet auction site.

His lawyers argued that the total sentence of four years and two months was too long, but three senior judges rejected the argument and upheld the terms.

Lord Justice Laws, sitting today with Mr Justice Beatson and Mr Justice Foskett, told how Ullah was on bail for the first eBay fraud when he got involved with the proceeds of a second.

That fraud had been perpetrated by another man, who took orders for high-value goods which were never delivered, resulting in losses of almost £100,000.

Ullah was prosecuted after allowing £16,350 of the proceeds to be paid into a Royal Bank of Scotland account registered in his name.

His lawyers argued that the 18-month sentence was too long when added to the sentence he got for the frauds which he himself had perpetrated.

He had also only been involved with a small fraction of the proceeds of the second scam and should only have been punished in relation to that amount, the judges were told.

Rejecting the appeal, Lord Justice Laws said the sentencing judge had been “perfectly entitled” to look at the overall proceeds of the fraud.

He said: "The earlier fraud had been committed in 2007 and the appellant was on bail for that when he committed the index offence”.