Thousands of people are involved in a web site group called Join Me, which helps old people in need.
It has survived the blow of discovering through The Argus one of the first old men it aided was famous for being a conman.
Members are now prepared to help Raymond Price keep out of jail by giving him support - if they can only find him.
Once he hears of their intended largess, he will find there are pros to his past cons.
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