Ruichen Xiong, a 22-year-old Chinese student, was caught operating a portable phone mast in London to send out fraudulent tax recovery text messages, tricking victims into revealing sensitive financial information. Using a fake 2G network, he drove around deceiving mobile phones into connecting to his device instead of real towers, sending out tens of thousands of scam texts. He was arrested by the Dedicated Card and Payment Crime Unit and received a 58-week jail sentence for fraud. Authorities emphasize the importance of consumer vigilance against such sophisticated scams.
Ruichen Xiong, a Chinese student, was sentenced to jail for using a portable phone mast to send scam texts disguised as messages from HM Revenue and Customs.
Xiong's fraudulent device tricked nearby mobile phones into connecting to his fake 2G network instead of legitimate towers, enabling mass texting to potential victims.
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