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Nigerians and their gang members jailed in UK for £358k - Edoman - 02-19-2020 Nigerians and their gang members jailed in UK for £358k complex phone and email fraud Some Nigerians and their gang members have been convicted and jailed after being arraigned in court by Hampshire Constabulary’s Economic Crime Unit. The convicts who gained access to as much as 2,000 BT customers’ accounts in an elaborate phone and email divert scam between May 2014 and July 2016, were busted after a complex investigation which spanned more than two years. The Economic Crime Unit uncovered £358,345 in losses, but the full extent of the fraud is expected to be much higher. Portsmouth Crown Court heard the gang spent the money on Rolex watches, high-value jewellery, TVs and designer clothes. PSI Stephen Murden, from the Economic Crime Unit said: Quote:“With the assistance of data from PayPal our investigation was able to link fraudulent orders and deliveries to some of the defendants’ addresses. We obtained evidence from BT customers, retailers and from phones and computers seized during the initial investigation. Analysis of the devices seized together with the other evidence obtained enabled us to bring the case to court. Upon being arrested during a raid, the gang's leader 36-year-old Festus Emosivwe chewed a USB data stick, making it impossible to recover any data. Judge Timothy Mousley QC who presided over the case said; Quote:"The impact on your victims cannot be underestimated. Many had seriously heightened levels of anxiety, stress and fear after finding out their accounts had been hacked. The gang members who pleaded guilty to all the charges, were sentenced as follows;
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