▁real - life ▁Oxford ▁Police ▁Department ▁and ▁the ▁local ▁newspaper , ▁The ▁Oxford ▁E agle , ▁which ▁was ▁also ▁named ▁in ▁the ▁case ▁documents , ▁only ▁to ▁find ▁out ▁that ▁nobody ▁had ▁any ▁knowledge ▁of ▁the ▁investigation . ▁ ▁When ▁word ▁got ▁out ▁that ▁it ▁was ▁all ▁a ▁work ▁of ▁fiction , ▁many ▁view ers ▁were ▁ups et ▁and ▁they ▁contact ed ▁local ▁authorities ▁and ▁media ▁to ▁seek ▁a ▁resolution . ▁Some ▁view ers ▁compla ined ▁of ▁being ▁" ri pped - off " ▁because ▁they ▁were ▁pay ing ▁Pro dig y ' s ▁service ▁charge ▁of ▁$ 1 6 ▁an ▁hour ▁for ▁internet ▁access ▁and ▁they ▁spent ▁hours ▁por ing ▁through ▁the ▁case ▁documents . ▁When ▁law ▁enfor cement ▁in ▁Oxford ▁caught ▁wind ▁of ▁what ▁was ▁going ▁on ▁they ▁considered ▁whether ▁or ▁not ▁they ▁could ▁bring ▁charges ▁against ▁Ar ri ola . ▁But ▁as ▁explained ▁by ▁Kath le en ▁F lin n ▁in ▁an ▁article ▁detail ing ▁the ▁controvers y , ▁" What ▁would ▁they ▁charge ▁him ▁with , ▁anyway ? ▁Imp erson ating ▁an ▁officer ? ▁Fra ud ? ▁Fil ing ▁a ▁" false " ▁report ? ▁In ▁the ▁end , ▁they ▁decided ▁he ▁had ▁not ▁really ▁broken ▁any ▁laws ". ▁ ▁Res pond ing ▁to ▁the ▁criticism ▁in ▁an ▁interview ▁with ▁the ▁a for ement ioned ▁Oxford ▁E agle , ▁Ar ri ola ▁said , ▁"' I ▁used ▁to ▁feel ▁bad ▁that ▁I ▁trick ed ▁these ▁people ▁and ▁made ▁them ▁ups et ... This ▁rem inds ▁me ▁of ▁when ▁real