Mark Timmis and Elizabeth Timmis who led a gang of fraudsters that included Russell and Co solicitors whose senior partner Nicholas Turner aided the defrauding £500,000 from several victims in an advance fee fraud and who one victim traced funds used by the fraud gang to pay Vodafone bills.
One victim who lost £191,000 to the fraud gang has traced proceeds of the fraud to Vodafone following a court order that has revealed several service providers and trader that include well-known high street brands in possession of proceeds of crime.
The victim won a court judgment against the fraudsters and traced the proceeds of crime to a Lloyds bank account controlled by Mark Timmis and Elizabeth Timmis, allowed under court orders. Lloyds bank handed over banks statements which showed several Vodafone accounts funded directly from the proceeds used by the fraud gang.
Despite overwhelming evidence shown to Vodafone lawyer Duncan Martin Vodafone has refused to return the funds it has inadvertently laundered on behalf of the fraudsters.
The distraught victim has told Financial Fraudster News that "...the public and Vodafone customers need to be made aware of the unconscionable failings by one of the worlds largest companies who have facilitated a gang of fraudsters not only using the Vodafone network but to accept bills being paid with the proceeds of fraud on the back of their victims."
Financial Fraudster News has seen email correspondence and can reveal that Vodafone was asked to repay the stolen funds used to pay the fraudsters mobile phone bills used to carry out their fraud.
Financial Fraudster News has asked Vodafone to comment.
