An investigation in relation to a mobile phone insurance scam has resulted in five people being sentenced to jail terms.
The accused’s, some of whom were telco employees, accessed account information to identify customers with high end mobile phones. They then lodged in excess 1,300 fraudulent insurance claims for damaged or stolen phones and arranged for the replacement phones to be shipped to their homes or to hotels.
The mastermind was sentenced to a six year jail term and ordered to pay restitution of $636,265.
The co-conspirators received one and two year sentences and were ordered to pay restitution of varying amounts based on their level of responsibility.
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