Two Sentenced Over £30M UK ‘Smishing’ Scam
Criminal Duo Jailed After Massive Fraud Probe
Quin Huang, 37, from Newham, and Clarke Morgan-Findlay, 27, from Lewisham, have been locked up following a huge police crackdown on a fraud gang. At Inner London Crown Court on Thursday, 11 March, Huang was handed five years and six months behind bars. Morgan-Findlay got two years and six months.
Guilty Pleas Reveal Scale of Crime
- Huang admitted multiple counts of money laundering and bribery between 2020 and 2021.
- Morgan-Findlay pled guilty to two counts of money laundering in 2020.
The pair were caught in a lengthy investigation into an organised crime network behind ‘smishing’ scams targeting people across the UK. The gang is blamed for stealing an estimated £20-30 million from two major British banks.
Met Police Praise Cyber Crime Unit’s Hard Work
“This has been a long and complex investigation, which saw officers working around the clock for more than two and a half years to bring Huang and Morgan-Findlay to justice,” said Detective Constable Ray Black from the Met’s Cyber Crime Unit.
“Thanks to our Cyber Defence Alliance partners, who provided crucial evidence to launch the probe.”
“While they didn’t directly scam victims, Huang and Morgan-Findlay played key roles in laundering the stolen cash, feeding off the misery they helped cause.”
“Money laundering isn’t a victimless crime – every pound lost hits innocent people hard.”
