Detectives from the Kent and Essex Serious Crime Directorate launched an investigation after receiving reports that trade customers had been tricked into paying money into the wrong bank accounts.
Mayowa Christopher, 30, was a member of an organised group with links to Thanet that gained access to people’s finances by pretending to work for their bank or legitimate businesses they owed money to.
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