Klaudiusz Majewski, 49, of Wolsey Avenue, East Ham, has been sentenced to two and a half years in prison for his involvement in a fraud scheme that duped a vulnerable victim out of thousands of pounds before he fled the country.
Majewski pleaded guilty at Inner London Crown Court on 6 May 2025 to possession and control of identity documents and articles for use in fraud. He was part of an organised crime group including Avinash Kakumanu, Dinesh Alavala, and Ranjit Nellikondi, who were convicted in 2018 for their roles in defrauding a retired nuclear physicist of £74,000.
Majewski supplied fraudulently opened bank accounts to his accomplices in London. These accounts were used to “cash out” money obtained through call centre scams run from India, where elderly victims were cold-called and falsely informed by scammers posing as National Crime Agency officers. Victims were convinced their devices were linked to criminal activities and pressured to transfer large sums of money.
One victim was a 74-year-old man suffering from a rare tongue cancer, who has since passed away. He was misled into multiple transactions under the belief he was preventing money laundering.
During the investigation, detectives seized around £120,000 and returned most of it to the victim. Majewski fled the UK after being released on police bail but was tracked internationally. He was arrested in Germany on 28 January 2025 and extradited back to the UK on 25 March 2025.
Detective Inspector Michael O’Sullivan of the City of London Police Cyber Crime Unit said, “The victim has sadly passed away, but we never gave up in our pursuit of justice. Majewski will now answer for his crimes. We remember all victims of fraud and will continue to fight for justice.”
