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A businessman from South London who ran a 'credit card fraud creation factory' with his brother was spared jail after he told a court he only did it to take children on holiday.

Benjamin Ackim, 32 and Jessie Ackim, 31, from Mitcham, used card printing and embossing machines to print cards using stolen details they bought online.

Using telephone banking they extracted money from the cards to finance their 'finer and more luxurious' needs such as holidays to America and Majorca in 2016.

Using the cards they paid a £4,000 Majorca hotel bill, a £400 flight to America and ordered 5000 flyers and posters, spending more than £5,000. The total sum stolen from their activities was over £11,000.






Benjamin Ackim (pictured), 32, and brother Jessie Ackim, 31, have been handed suspended sentences after running a 'credit card fraud creation factory'







Benjamin Ackim, a businessman from Mitcham, South London, stole over £11,000 in the course of their activities, and spent the money on various Crystal Holidays Travel abroad


Porsche driving Benjamin is the founder of children's sports activities company Sports City London.

Matthew Farmer, defending Ackim, said: 'He resorted to fraud to take children on trips.'

Judge Ian Darling said: 'It's a double edged sword, it's the sort of Robin Hood mitigation, but the problem is he goes to the US and other things.

'Relatively cheaply I might add.'

Turning to the defendants, the judge said: 'It is a very straightforward but very greedy fraud, it seems that you purchased card details from an internet site, without any certainty that the card that you were buying would work.

'That shows to my mind a determination and an entrenched determination to commit fraud and dishonesty generally.






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'This was repeated and concerted dishonesty, it has been suggested but not overly emphasised in relation to you, Benjamin Ackim that much of what you did was intended for good reasons.

'The reality is it was utilised for air fares and if I can put the finer and more luxurious ends of the needs that you felt needed to be for you life.

'This required a degree of aptitude and determination.

'I would be entitled to conclude without a hint of cynicism that you were nothing more than a professional fraudster who commits fraud until you are caught.

'I would be emboldened in that view were it not for this file, it is quite clear to me that you are a young man of real talent and commitment and proven motivational skills.






Benjamin explained that the stolen money was used to take his children on holiday. The Old Bailey heard that the brothers spent £4,000 at a hotel in Majorca and £400 on a flight to the United States 







Judge Ian Darling said: 'It is astonishing that a man capable of such good should intersperse his existence with acts of such dishonesty.' Pictured: The Old Bailey


'It is astonishing that a man capable of such good should intersperse his existence with acts of such dishonesty.

'In one sense this was an easy fraud and once started I'm prepared to accept that it steamrolled out of control.'

The acts of fraud were committed between 27 April 2016 and 15 March 2017.

'These go back a significant amount of time and you have both had this case hanging over your heads for a long time,' added Judge Darling.

Benjamin Ackim, of Hadley Road, Mitcham, south London, admitted conspiracy to commit fraud and possession of an article for fraud and was sentenced to 24 months suspended for two years and 200 hours unpaid work.

Jessie Ackim, of Hadley Road, Mitcham, admitted conspiracy to commit fraud and was sentenced to 12 months, suspended for 12 months and 200 hours unpaid work. 

Detective Constable Jeremy Boxall, who investigated the case for the DCPCU, commented:

'These two brothers acted with impunity, harvesting card details from unsuspecting customers and then using them to commit thousands of pounds worth of fraud online.

'Working closely with the card company involved, we were able to track these criminals down and bring them to justice.

'We would urge people to stay vigilant against scams by following the advice of the Take Five to Stop Fraud campaign. Criminals are experts at impersonating people, organisations and the police, so always take a moment to stop and think before parting with your money or information.'