A prolific fraudster behind a fake banking scheme that duped elderly victims into forking out over £100k has been jailed. Qays Aktar used short-term holiday lets as 'call centres' and rang up potential victims targeted for their age, posing as an officer and convincing them they were victims of banking fraud.

The 30-year-old was behind more than a hundred incidents reported across southeast England, duping eight victims out of tens of thousands of pounds. But after real fraud officers identified Aktar as the man behind the calls he was brought to justice and jailed for more than five years.

Norwich Crown Court heard Aktar would use short-term holiday lets in Norwich and London to set up temporary call centres. These were used as bases to identify landline numbers associated with names he

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