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    Conman who Scammed £113m in UK’s Biggest Cyber Fraud ‘has Spent £3m on Harrods Shopping Sprees

    May 14, 2019 9:50:41 AM

    2019-05-01

    TheSun: THE mastermind behind Britain's biggest ever cyber scam splurged £3m on Harrods shopping sprees, parties with popstars and luxury holidays to Dubai, a court heard. Feezan Hameed Choudhary, 28, was jailed for 11 years in 2016 for leading a "vishing" fraud which conned 750 RBS and Lloyds customers out of £113m. "Vishing" or "voice phishing" is a type of phone fraud in which the scammer manipulates the victim into sharing private financial information which can then be used to make cash transfers...

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