00:01A fraudster in a scheme targeting London tube passengers laundered £600,000 through gift cards.
00:08Three men were jailed on Tuesday, while a fourth received a suspended sentence after using homemade text message blasters
00:16hidden in suitcases wheeled around the underground to send scam texts to commuters.
00:21The court was told that passengers received fake parcel delivery messages with links to enter their details,
00:28but the aim was for scammers to plunder their bank accounts.
00:32Although the total profits from the texting scheme were unclear,
00:36the court heard top boss Zahia Fan, who's 48 years old,
00:40personally gained more than £100,000 from the scheme.
Comments