'Shameless' London fraud gang jailed for £2m car insurance scam targeting Porsches, Mercedes & BMWs
| Published date | 23 April 2024 |
| Publication title | MyLondon (England) |
From February 2020 and July 2022, 75 cars valued at more than £2million were stolen. Hertfordshire Constabulary’s Specialist Investigation Team worked with the Insurance Fraud Bureau IFB and National Vehicle Crime Intelligence Service NaVCIS on the investigation to work out how criminals around the country were carrying out the scheme.
'Shameless group of scammers'
Jon Radford, Head of Intelligence, Investigations and Data Services at the IFB, said: “We're pleased to see justice has been served following one of our biggest ever investigations involving identity theft; in collaboration with Hertfordshire Police, NaVCIS and our insurer members.
"This shameless group of scammers stole the identities of hundreds of people to take out fraudulent insurance policies, without a regard for the impact on victims, in an elaborate bid to steal brand new cars through finance deals.
"Identity theft is a growing threat which results in real harm, as it facilitates a wide range of crimes. We encourage the public to be vigilant and if anyone thinks their personal info has been compromised for an insurance scam, to report it to our confidential CheatLine."
The sentences
The lead offenders of the gang all pleaded guilty:
Ammir Mukhtar, 26, of Pretoria Road North, Tottenham, four years 10 months for fraud by false representation Mukhtar Ibrahim, 26, of Holcombe Road, Tottenham, four years six months for fraud by false representation Emmanuel Dwamena, 36, of Cornworthy Road, Dagenham, two years six months for theft of motor vehicle Samad Miah, 28 of Yarmouth Crescent, Tottenham Hale, two years one month for fraud by false representation Sadiq Miah, 27, of Yarmouth Crescent, Tottenham Hale, 14 months for fraud by false representation. The ‘strikers’ all pleaded guilty, apart from Abdalla:
Mohammed Jeilani, 36, of Rycroft Way, Tottenham Hale, 28 months for fraud by false representation Leroy Gayle, 42, of Mayville Road, Leytonstone, 18 months suspended for two years, disqualified from driving and ordered to complete 250 hours of unpaid work for fraud and theft of motor vehicle Jamarl Lambert, 32 of Eternit Walk, Fulham, 24 months suspended for two years, with a...
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