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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
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Sami Quadri

Major fraud platform responsible for scamming 170,000 people in UK shut down

A huge criminal platform used by hundreds of fraudsters to con victims across the world has been shut down in a major operation by the National Crime Agency (NCA).

The sophisticated fraud network, known as Russian Coms, is believed to have facilitated tens of millions of pounds in losses since its establishment in 2021.

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