Bank card fraudsters jailed
10 September 2013
Three bank card fraudsters were given a total of 7 years sentence for theft, following an operation led by the banking industry-sponsored Dedicated Cheque and Plastic Crime Unit (DCPCU) [10 September 2013]
The men were found in possession of four laptop computers containing the details of over 3500 debit and credit cards, following a raid by DCPCU officers at an address in Hackney, London in May 2012.
The convicted trio had used the compromised card details to purchase almost £10,000 worth of goods, including online orders of alcohol and cigarettes.
Ajeniya, Runsewe and George were all convicted of theft, and were sentenced at the Old Bailey. George received a sentence of 2 years and 6 months, with Runsewe and Ajeniya both sentenced for 2 years 3 months.
DCI Dave Carter, Head of the DCPCU, commented: These criminals stole the personal financial details of thousands of individuals and used them for their own fraudulent activities. Todays sentence sends a clear message to others that our specialist unit is working hard to identify and take out of circulation the perpetrators of such crimes.
Read more on the Financial Fraud Action UK website.
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10 September 2013
Three bank card fraudsters were given a total of 7 years sentence for theft, following an operation led by the banking industry-sponsored Dedicated Cheque and Plastic Crime Unit (DCPCU) [10 September 2013]
The men were found in possession of four laptop computers containing the details of over 3500 debit and credit cards, following a raid by DCPCU officers at an address in Hackney, London in May 2012.
The convicted trio had used the compromised card details to purchase almost £10,000 worth of goods, including online orders of alcohol and cigarettes.
Ajeniya, Runsewe and George were all convicted of theft, and were sentenced at the Old Bailey. George received a sentence of 2 years and 6 months, with Runsewe and Ajeniya both sentenced for 2 years 3 months.
DCI Dave Carter, Head of the DCPCU, commented: These criminals stole the personal financial details of thousands of individuals and used them for their own fraudulent activities. Todays sentence sends a clear message to others that our specialist unit is working hard to identify and take out of circulation the perpetrators of such crimes.
Read more on the Financial Fraud Action UK website.
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