A Gang Stole More Than $600k In Scam Targeting Care Homes and Hospices

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A gang of criminals stole nearly £500,000 or 646.5 thousand dollars in a sophisticated scam targeting clinics, care homes and hospices. Ringleaders Darren Wykes and George Quinn carried out 46 burglaries over a two year period, stealing wallets and purses from staff rooms and using deception to gain access to bank details. Yair Ben-Dor has the story.

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00:00A gang of criminals stole nearly 500,000 pounds or $646.5 thousand dollars in a sophisticated

00:10scam targeting clinics, care homes and hospices.

00:14Ringleaders Darren Weix and George Quinn carried out 46 burglaries over a two-year period,

00:22stealing wallets and purses from staff rooms and using deception to gain access to bank

00:28accounts.

00:29SWNS reports, after stealing the valuables, the gang would call victims pretending to

00:35be from the bank.

00:36They tricked victims into revealing their PINs by claiming their cards needed security

00:41measures.

00:42Once obtained, another gang member immediately used the stolen details to purchase high-value

00:48goods or foreign currency.

00:51This was a sophisticated operation, said Detective Sergeant Petty, who's working the case.

00:57These unscrupulous fraudsters targeted hard-working people doing their utmost for their local

01:03communities, using every trick in the book to deceive and manipulate their victims.

01:09The gang, all from Coventry, England, admitted to 46 counts of burglary and fraud at Lincoln

01:16Crown Court.

01:17Weix was sentenced to five years and five months, while Quinn received five years in

01:23prison.

01:24Other members were given 21-month sentences, and the police are now seeking to recover

01:29the stolen funds through the Proceeds of Crime Act.

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