Woman conned out of £612k by flatmates pretending to be doctor in love with her
dailystar.co.ukfraud scheme that has now seen both men jailed.Hailing from Newham, east London, the men were members of an international organised crime group based in the UK and Nigeria.READ MORE: Reformed con artist tricks Brits into handing over sensitive data - to highlight scamsThey had scammed multiple women and a man out of a total sum of £674,000, a court heard.On Friday (October 14), the 47-year-old Olagbaiye was sentenced to four years and four months' imprisonment at Southwark Crown Court after he had pleaded guilty to conspiracy to money launder.
His 38-year-old partner in crime, Adebayo, was sentenced to four years and six months' imprisonment after pleading guilty to conspiracy to money launder, fraud by false representation, and conspiracy to commit fraud.One victim in her 60s, lost the equivalent of £612,000 after believing that her online romance was with a London-based British doctor and biologist.In order to legitimise their con, the scammers sent the woman a photo of a fake British passport that had a picture of an older man.Posing as a 'doctor', the two men sought money in the form of loan after claiming to have created ventilation machines for the NHS in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic.Furthering the ruse, the fake doctor asked for more money after claiming he had been arrested abroad.To stay up to date with all the latest news, make sure you sign up to one of our newsletters here.The unfortunate victim only realised she had been the subject of a scam after being contacted by detectives following the arrest of the two men.The seizure of the two men's mobile phones and bank statements helped officers to further identity more victims.Detective Constable Chris Collins from the Met's Specialist Crime said: "These.
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