A Nigerian couple who tried to claim £3.8million in an ‘eye-watering’ benefits scam using 1,400 stolen identities have been jailed for a total of almost 10 years.
Adeola Thomas, 38, assisted by his partner, Abimbola Abiola, 34, managed to pocket £87,000 after submitting almost 2,500 handwritten applications for tax credits and benefits.
The pair spent the money on designer clothing and electrical items including a 50-inch plasma television.
Adeola Thomas, 38, assisted by his partner, Abimbola Abiola, 34, secured £87,000 from fraudulent claims totalling £3.8million over four years
Thomas used 1,400 stolen identities to complete 2,495 handwritten tax and benefits claims forms
HMRC suspicions were raised when he used the same address for all the claims
Thomas, an illegal immigrant, was jailed for seven years while Abiola, also a Nigerian national with leave to remain in the UK, received two-and-a-half years. Judge Kennedy also indicated that both Thomas and Abiola should be deported at the end of their prison terms. They were both caught last October. What a disgrace, these are the kind of people that make it difficult for law abiding Nigerians to be treated with respect.
Source : Daily mail uk
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