A Nationwide fraud scheme has been uncovered and an International convict has been sent to prison - and it all started with a seemingly simple robbery in Aylesbury.
When Katie, Detective Constable Katie Jiggens, who joined Thames Valley Police in 2021 via Police Now’s National Detective Programme first came across the case in Aylesbury.
It appeared to be simply an isolated robbery. The victim was attempting to sell their phone online and went to meet with the three buyers, who handed over a fake envelope of cash and took the phone, before pushing over the victim and escaping in a car.
However, after digging further, Katie discovered that this incident was part of a broader operation. By tracking and seizing their car, Katie
managed to link the incident to an almost identical incident in nearby Windsor.
With the two incidents now connected, Katie contacted Action Fraud and uncovered that a group of criminals were behind these thefts and many more – an estimated £25k-worth of property had been stolen in the previous six weeks alone.
The main suspect and leader of the fraud scheme had a 10-year history of committing similar crimes across Europe, including
in the Netherlands, France, Austria, and the UK, from where he had previously been deported.
The offender went to court late last year where he pleaded guilty to assault and two counts of fraud and was sentenced to serve time in prison.
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