A group of money mules who helped defraud Wonga of £3.8 million by
having cash-funneled into their accounts have been jailed, one in
absentia because he fled to Nigeria.
Over a 14-month period starting in April 2012, over 19,000
fraudulent
loan applications totalling £6.2 million were submitted to the company
using stolen identities.
According to City of London Police, a failure in Wonga’s computer systems meant over half the loans were approved, with £3.8 million hitting the accounts of a network of middlemen. Cash from their internet accounts was eventually transferred to one “master” account controlled by those running the scam.
Source: City of London Police
According to City of London Police, a failure in Wonga’s computer systems meant over half the loans were approved, with £3.8 million hitting the accounts of a network of middlemen. Cash from their internet accounts was eventually transferred to one “master” account controlled by those running the scam.
On Friday, January 29, four of the mules were sentenced to a total of over 10 years.
Kelvin Okusanya, 31, from Coventry, the only one of the group
convicted of submitting the loans and receiving the proceeds, was
sentenced in his absence to six years in jail. Police believe he has
fled to Nigeria.
Oluwamuyiwa Fasoranti, 32, of The Hollands, Feltham, and Sophia
Pusey-Carroll, 46, of Byron Road, Harrow, were jailed for three years
and 21 months respectively after being convicted of money laundering.
Monika Solarz, 29, of Audley Road, Hendon, received an 18-month sentence after admitting her role.
Police Staff Investigator Andy Cope said: "This group of money mules
would have been working in close partnership with the people making the
fraudulent loan applications, together taking millions of pounds from
Wonga and committing identity crime on an industrial level. Being a money mule may seem like a relatively harmless offence, but
law enforcement views it very differently. We are committed to stopping
those middle-men who enable fraud and other crimes"
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