iSpoof: 13-year jail term for UK fraud website operator

Fraudsters spoofed phone numbers to impersonate banks and tax offices

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iSpoof: UK fraudster gets 13-year jail term for operating multi-million fraud website
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iSpoof: UK fraudster gets 13-year jail term for operating multi-million fraud website

A judge has handed a 13-year and four month sentence to a UK criminal for operating the multi-million fraud website iSpoof.

The website was linked to the theft of at least £43 million from victims in the UK and nearly £100 million worldwide. Tejay Fletcher, a 35-year-old resident of Western Gateway, London, was sente...

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