I am Inspector Winters of Scotland's Specialist Crime Division, writing to appeal for information concerning the whereabouts of David Simpson, the real identity of April Showers and the organisation known as "on the lam".
David Simpson is a Caucasian and UK national, born in May 1999. He is believed to be 5'8" tall, of slight build and his last known address was in Edinburgh, Scotland. He is wanted in connection with the K9 crypto scam and a warrant for his arrest was issued in June 2022. So far, he has evaded justice.
In November 2024, during an unconnected investigation of the Dark Web known as Operation Dark Star, the attached email and diary entries were discovered. We believe the diary was written by David Simpson. If true, it points to him living under a new identity. It also implicates a porn creator known as April Showers with assisting David. Further, it suggests there is a criminal organisation which assists fugitives known as "on the lam"; a slang expression meaning to be on the run from the authorities.
I have decided to publish the diary in full in case any incidents or details resonate with events that members of the public may recall.
We are appealing for any videos or images of April Showers or her partner referred to as Ken. Any information about "on the lam" or the person named as Maxine would also be of great assistance. You can supply information anonymously via our web page or by phoning Police Scotland.
Thank you in advance for your support
Bob Winters
The Email
Hi V,
I want to add a testimonial to our dark pages. Below is my intro and the link below is to a diary blog written by an ex-client, David Simpson. He was one of the masterminds behind the K9 crypto scam and made a fortune. We got David away so there is a good story in this. There were some downsides which you will need to edit out, and if he says anything that might embarrass me or help the police then please remove it. I have been too busy to read this. Here is my intro:
"At On the Lam we go to great lengths to help wanted criminals like you avoid arrest and re-settle abroad under a new identity. One success story is David Simpson, wanted since June 2022 for his daring K9 crypto scam that netted millions. David now lives comfortably under a new identity thanks to our network and expertise. Below is David's story in his own words."
Speak soon,
Maxine
CEO of On the Lam, a charity dedicated to supporting criminals on the run
Diary Entries
June 18, 2022
The last few days have been bloody awful. On Tuesday morning I went cycling to keep out of the way of my cleaner. I knew my elder brother Michael was flying to Moscow to finalise our crypto exit, and my flights were booked for the end of June. Really there wasn't much to do beyond daydreaming about yachts and fast cars.
About 9:30 I got a call from K to say Michael had been arrested and the police had raided my flat. Fuck. I ditched the phone and cycled to the City Centre. I knew I'd be on CCTV but I had on a smog mask and Oakleys, so I'd be OK for a bit.
We had planned for this, but it wasn't a plan I ever intended to use. I cycled to Hanover Street and found the phone number I had etched into the glass of the phone box. It's in code and looks like a manufacturers mark, but it's the emergency number for On the Lam. I called Maxine for a pick-up and cycled to meet her at a safe place.
Since Tuesday I have been stuck in a bedsit, hearing about myself on the local news. I am really trapped here. My only clothes are pretty distinctive - dayglow lime lycra one-piece with "K9 Crypto Cycling" in 8-inch letters. The citywide CCTV is now tuned in to find me through facial recognition alone, so for now I am stuck here in a bathrobe watching daytime TV and eating tinned food. I hope Maxine gets a plan together before I die of boredom or bad diet.
June 22
Maxine has scanned my face with a 3D scanner and matched it to the people on her database willing to loan me a passport. Weirdly, I am an 83% match to a woman called April who has red hair and is passably hot. Maxine says that isn't good enough to fool anyone, but a little surgery to reshape my jaw would make all the difference. And I'd need hair removal and skin treatment. All that could be arranged. Once I looked a bit more like April then Maxine would put a detailed plan together.
I am not sure if I want to do this. If I just put on a wig and skirt for the ten minutes it takes to go through passport control then I'd agree. But surgery sounds too drastic. I am a bloke after all. Hair I don't care about. No problem shaving it all off. And loosing stubble is fine, it will grow back eventually. But surgery?
On the flip side, it's just a chin job. It's not essentially very feminine, and anyway I can always grow a beard later to hide a girly chin.
To keep everything moving along I have agreed to getting exfoliated and some basic cross-dressing to avoid CCTV to get me across town to where I have some cash stored.
June 26
Maxine and I had a spat. Her idea of a "basic make-over" was well beyond what I had in mind.