A group of fraudsters, who orchestrated a sophisticated scam resulting in losses of £430,000 for major telecom companies including Vodafone, EE, O2, and the Carphone Warehouse, have been handed significant prison sentences totalling 11 years.
The operation involved the fraudulent acquisition of personal details from existing mobile phone customers, which were then used to procure new phone contracts and high-value items such as Apple Watches and iPads.