Tejay Fletcher, 35, was sentenced to 13 years and four months in prison at Southwark Crown Court on May 19, 2023, after pleading guilty to multiple charges related to fraud. These charges included making and supplying articles for use in fraud, encouraging criminal offenses, possessing criminal property, and transferring criminal property.
The charges were part of the UK’s largest fraud investigation to date, led by the Metropolitan Police and supported by international law enforcement. Fletcher was a key administrator of iSpoof.cc, an online platform that allowed fraudsters to purchase tools to execute their scams via a subscription model.
For a monthly fee, iSpoof provided services enabling subscribers to spoof caller IDs, allowing them to impersonate bank employees. This capability facilitated calls to unsuspecting bank customers, during which criminals could extract sensitive information such as passwords and PIN codes, leading to significant financial losses.
In the UK alone, frauds enabled by iSpoof resulted in losses exceeding £43 million, with global losses estimated at over £100 million. More than 200,000 victims in the UK were targeted, and ongoing investigations have led to 70,000 victims being contacted by law enforcement.
Fletcher’s operation generated substantial profits, with at least £1.3 million received from subscriptions, translating to approximately 112.6 Bitcoin, or £3.2 million. The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) plans to initiate confiscation proceedings to recover the profits derived from Fletcher’s criminal activities.