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The man responsible for running the multi-million-pound fraud website iSpoof has been jailed for 13 years and 4 months.
Tejay Fletcher, 35 of Western Gateway, London, was sentenced at Southwark Crown Court on Thursday, 18 May.
He previously pleaded guilty to making or supplying articles for use in fraud, encouraging or assisting the commission of an offence, possessing criminal property and transferring criminal property.
New Scotland Yard’s Cyber Crime Unit led an international operation that took the network down from the top; dismantling the website, targeting the fraudsters who paid to use its services, and today putting the man running the site behind bars.
The Met’s Cyber and Economic Crime Units co-coordinated the mammoth investigation with City of London Police, the National Crime Agency, Europol, Eurojust, Dutch authorities and the FBI.
iSpoof enabled criminals to appear as if they were calling from banks, tax offices and other official bodies as they attempted to defraud victims who lost millions. Confirmed losses to UK victims is £43 million with estimated global losses in excess of £100 million.
At one stage, almost 20 people every minute of the day were being contacted by scammers hiding behind false identities using the site.
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