A heartless fraudster who posed as bank staff and police officers to steal over £100,000 from elderly victims has been slammed with a hefty six-and-a-half-year prison sentence.
Abdirahman Yalahow’s Ruthless Scam
Abdirahman Yalahow, aka Abdi Rahman, 29, from Walsall, was sentenced at Birmingham Crown Court on December 22, 2025, after admitting conspiracy to defraud.
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Between August and December 2024, Yalahow targeted eight vulnerable pensioners, spending hours on the phone spinning lies. He told them their bank accounts were “compromised by fraudulent activity” to coax out PINs and private banking info.
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