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Mon 04 Apr 2003Three found guilty of UK 'Millionaire' scamA British army major, his wife and a college lecturer have walked free from a London court after being convicted of cheating on the hit TV quiz show Who Wants To Be A Millionaire.Charles Ingram (39) tricked host Chris Tarrant into signing the million-pound cheque after using an accomplice's coded coughs to help select the answers.