21-year-old computer hacker has been jailed for three years for masterminding a scam which enabled £27million of fraud to be committed.
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Jay Moore set up fake shopping website Fresh shop to ‘farm’ credit card data from unsuspecting users, which he then sold to international criminal gangs.
He also hacked into payment systems to obtain databases of card information which he sold in bulk through his website.
Detectives later found the card details of more than 340,000 individuals on his home computer and £81,000 of cash in a safe in his bedroom.
Moore spent his money on a top-of-the-range BMW with a personalised number plate valued at over £10,000, and gave £40,000 to his father to help buy a large farmhouse.
Banks reported fraudulent losses linked to cards in excess of £26.9million.
When police raided the property they discovered £81,000 stashed in a bedroom safe
Moore, who has no formal qualifications, pleaded guilty to 12 charges of fraud, money laundering and computer misuse at Bristol Crown Court.
His accomplice Damian Horne, 22, who used his personal bank account to collect criminal funds received through the website, was jailed for 21 months.
Oh my how cunning and a mastermind. These youngsters forget one thing, that when yoy do wrong, you are going to be caught some day.
ReplyDeleteThough he did not use his talent in a good way to earn but still i would say he is a very talented boy. Because if his talent is used for a good purpose and he is given a platform to grow then he might be a good addition to a talented team.
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