A gang of
Nigerian fraudsters who stole £610,000 from business bank accounts have been
sentenced.
Inner London
Crown Court heard how Victor Oke, 39, used stolen data provided by Desmond
Uyiosa Abifade, 25, to falsely impersonate company directors via telephone
banking.
Once Oke
gained access, he diverted funds to ‘mule’ beneficiary accounts monitored by
Moses Kuye, 28. Melinda Mensah-Oke, 37, impersonated company directors when a
female voice was necessary, while Arinola Kuye, 27, acted as the group’s money
launderer.
All five
were charged with conspiracy to commit fraud by false representation, which
they pleaded not guilty to. On Wednesday, Oke was sentenced to four years in
prison, while Moses Kuye was jailed for three years and three months.
Mensah-Oke
received a fourteen month suspended sentence and Abifade a two year suspended
sentence. Arinola Kuye was given a 12 month community order and instructed to
complete 50 hours of unpaid work
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