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SIM Farm Fraudsters Caught and Sentenced in the UK Having Stolen £220,000
- Three fraudsters who operated a SIM farm in the UK have been caught and sentenced following a joint effort by the Dedicated Card and Payment Crime Unit (DCPCU) and the banking industry. Emanuel Oxford-Faparusi, Syrus Johnson-Faparusi, and Uchechukwu Orjih posed as legitimate organizations to deceive banking customers into providing their personal and banking details. They stole a total of £223,183.53 through fraudulent texts and calls between August 2022 and March 2024.
- Once the victims provided their card details, the fraudsters made fraudulent online purchases, transferred money to controlled accounts, and subsequently withdrew the funds. The perpetrators were sentenced to a combined six years and nine months in prison.
- During the investigation, the police recovered two SIM farms, multiple computers, and phones containing phishing website templates, smishing software, and around 160,000 sets of personal and financial data.
- Emanuel Oxford-Faparusi received a 42-month prison sentence, Syrus Johnson-Faparusi received 18 months, and Uchechukwu Orjih received a 21-month sentence suspended for two years. All three individuals were also given Criminal Behaviour Orders for a five-year period.
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