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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
National
Tristan Kirk

Phone snatch gangs draining victims bank accounts for designer goods spending sprees

Phone snatch victims in London are losing tens of thousands of pounds as the gangs responsible drain their bank accounts and go on luxury spending sprees, a court has heard.

One man was robbed in central London and within hours the Apple ID and password on his phone had been changed as thieves went on a £22,000 spending spree including goods from Louis Vuitton.

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