In a significant crackdown on fraud, UK law enforcement agencies have made substantial progress by arresting over 400 individuals involved in various fraudulent activities. The coordinated effort, dubbed Operation Henhouse III, was spearheaded by the National Economic Crime Centre and the City of London Police. Among the notable cases, an undercover operation led to the conviction of phone scammers, including Arbaaz Khan, 31, Bradley Goode, 23, and Hanad Mohamed, who tricked nine pensioners, with an average age of 87, into handing over their bank cards, resulting in a theft of nearly £12,000. Additionally, a Ponzi scheme orchestrated by a 23-year-old Indian man in Alabama was uncovered, involving a scam worth $400,000. Other significant cases include the arrest of individuals for defrauding victims out of £450,000 and the theft of £410,000 from a Northallerton businessman by fake debt collectors. This wide-ranging operation has been praised for its effectiveness in pooling intelligence and resources across agencies, leading to 438 arrests.
UK Law Enforcers Arrest 400 in Major Fraud Crackdown https://t.co/0fEgid64Eo
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This is a *very* impressive piece of work, and testament to what happens when law enforcement and other agencies pool intelligence and resources and put in the hard yards. Everyone involved - up and down the country - should be rightly proud of this result. 🚔 438 arrests 👮♀️… https://t.co/1NHyXAqtnT
Seven arrests after 'victims defrauded out of £450k' https://t.co/8bM8zTgUYY https://t.co/8bM8zTgUYY
Over 400 arrests in major City of London police fraud crackdown https://t.co/DL5DciC6IK
Operation Henhouse III: Over 400 people have been arrested in a crackdown on fraud coordinated by the National Economic Crime Centre and @CityPolice. Read the full story ➡️ https://t.co/aiBvnbSRnN #OpHenhouse https://t.co/jj32Qfwp18
Fake debt collectors stole £410,000 from Northallerton businessman https://t.co/IdTWcaPfYa
This is the moment Arbaaz Khan, 31 was arrested. He targeted pensioners with an average age of 87 in a mobile phone scam where a runner would collect a card. They got away with nearly £12,000. Khan, Bradley Goode, 23, & Hanad Mohamed all pleaded guilty to conspiracy to steal.… https://t.co/vYxwZDkEVL
Indian man, 23, arrested in Alabama over Ponzi scam worth $4,00,000 https://t.co/NVi61PYD7x https://t.co/IYtWMUu9If
Serial phone scammers tricked nine pensioners into handing over nearly £12,000 by persuading them to hand over their bank cards https://t.co/7bwVEANRvj https://t.co/YYtTnL6LPJ
An undercover operation has led to the conviction of phone scammers who tricked pensioners into handing over their bank cards before draining their accounts. Arbaaz Khan was part of a group who tricked 9 pensioners, with an average age of 87, into handing over their bank cards. https://t.co/pdHnJe2jw7
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