London Police Bust Suspected iPhone Crime Ring
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London detectives on Wednesday arrested nine people suspected of a massive iPhone and credit card scam.
The suspected thieves — eight men and one woman — are accused of using fake credit cards and identities to purchase iPhones on in the UK, and then selling them through a middle man for up to £450 each.
UK carrier O2 contacted police after noticing a loss of £1.2 million worth of premium phone calls that the alleged thieves placed with the fraudulent phone accounts, leading police to a monthlong investigation.
The officers seized about £15,000 worth of brand new mobile phones, along with hundreds of other SIM cards, computers, cash and fake documents in raids in London, Southend, Walsall, Birmingham and Middlesbrough, according to BBC News, which originally reported the story.
Via AppleInsider
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Photo: Jon Snyder/Wired.com
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