What is iSpoof? Founder of multi-million pound online fraud shop jailed 200,000 people in the UK are thought to have fallen victim to scams enabled by the phone spoofing site Evening Standard · May 19, 2023
Online fraud shop mastermind blew money on £230,000 Lamborghini, court told Tejay Fletcher, 35, was revealed as the founder of the iSpoof.cc website when it was smashed last year in the UK’s biggest fraud sting. The Independent UK · May 18, 2023
iSpoof fraudster behind bank warning scam that stole £100 milllion from victims worldwide Tejay Fletcher, 35, has pleaded guilty to the Metropolitan Police’s largest-ever fraud investigation The Independent UK · Apr 21, 2023
Man who ran iSpoof site that conned Brits out of £43m jailed following Met’s biggest ever fraud probe Fraudsters used the website to appear as if they were calling from banks or tax offices Evening Standard · Apr 20, 2023
Met Police to text fraud victims: What to do if you’re contacted and how to know if it’s legitimate At one stage, almost 20 people every minute were being contacted by scammers hiding behind false identities using spoofing website iSpoof.cc. Evening Standard · Nov 24, 2022
Urgent police text warning as people urged not to ignore message The Metropolitan Police are sending out around 70,000 texts to people across the country in the coming days, with those in Scotland now being reassured that the texts are not fraudulent. Glasgow Live · Nov 24, 2022
Why you shouldn't ignore this text message from police over the next 48 hours People are being urged not to ignore the texts, as it will help the police to track down any scammers. Daily Record · Nov 24, 2022
Urgent police text warning as people told 'not to ignore' important message The Metropolitan Police are sending out around 70,000 texts to people across the country in the coming days, with Scots being reassured the texts are not fraudulent. Edinburgh Live · Nov 24, 2022
Why you shouldn't ignore this text message over the next 48 hours as police issue warning Households up and down the country are being urged not to ignore texts from the Metropolitan Police - even if you don't live in London - as it could help them crack down on scammers Daily Mirror · Nov 24, 2022
Biggest ever phone fraud brought down as 70,000 UK victims expected to be alerted by police today Tens of millions of pounds are assumed to have been lost to the 'spoofing shop', which has seen criminals contact unsuspecting victims pretending to be banks and building societies Chronicle Live · Nov 24, 2022
Thousands defrauded in £48m hoax which let scammers impersonate high street banks More than 200,000 potential victims in the UK alone have been directly targeted through fraud website The Independent UK · Nov 24, 2022
100 people arrested in UK’s biggest fraud investigation Scotland Yard shuts down iSpoof website, which helped scammers steal using fake bank phone calls The Guardian - UK · Nov 24, 2022
70,000 scammed in biggest ever phone fraud with MORE victims to be contacted today Victims are believed to have lost tens of millions of pounds to the “international one stop spoofing shop” that enabled criminals to appear as if they were calling from their bank Daily Mirror · Nov 24, 2022
Biggest ever UK fraud operation busts phone scammers who stole millions One victim lost £3m in an international fraud ring which has been brought down by detectives Evening Standard · Nov 24, 2022