PHOTO:MEET A FRAUDSTER 'RILWAN OSHODI' WHO SPENT £1 MILLION IN 3-DAY SHOPPING SPREE

Rilwan Oshodi, 31,(left) was jailed for 8 years and has been ordered to repay money he stole from his victim. According to the story, he bought Karen Budow's bank details from a hacker in Egypt and spent her entire £1 million life savings on a luxury lifestyle.

His girlfriend Annette Jabeth (pictured below) then posed as the victim and withdrew her £1million life savings, which the gang spent in a three-day shopping splurge in the New Year sales in January 2012.

During a raid of Oshodi's home last year, detectives discovered computers with details of more than 11,000 credit cards, including those of almost 8,500 UK customers - worth an estimated £2.5million loss to the banking industry. 

Police worked closely with the banking industry to identify many of those involved and subsequently arrested them in March, April and September 2012, following a series of co-ordinated raids across London and the West Midlands.

Abdelhamid and Jabeth admitted their part in the scam but Oshodi denied two counts of conspiracy to defraud and conspiracy to launder the proceeds of crime. 

He was convicted by a jury following a trial.

Brothers Shumail Butt, 21, and Shaharyar, 25, both formerly of Hounslow, Middlesex, were both jailed for 12 months in August last year for their part as 'mules' in the con. 

They have both since been deported to Pakistan after admitting to being concerned in the acquisition of criminal property.

Fellow mules included Chika Okala, 28, who admitted conspiracy to defraud, while Sharna Eve, 20, and a youth who cannot be named, admitted being concerned in the acquisition of criminal property.

Jabeth, of Thamesmead, southeast London; Oshodi, of Thamesmead, Okala, of Hackney, east London; Eve, of Tilbury, Essex, together with the youth and Abdelhamid, are all facing sentence at Southwark Crown Court.

Detective Superintendent Charlie McMurdie said: 'This is an excellent example of what can be achieved when police work together with industry to tackle the top tier of cyber crime. 

'In this case the internet was used to allow disparate criminals to collude regardless of global location, time zone or legal framework. The victim of the crime was in South Africa while the suspects were in Egypt and the UK.

'While the internet can be a fantastic resource, it can also be used to commit old crimes in new ways. It is important that internet users are alert to the risks posed by the ingenuity of online criminals who seek to steal our money.'

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Annette Jabeth

Rilwan Oshodi