Dedicated Card and Payment Crime Unit (DCPCU) @DCPCU_tweets

A unique proactive police unit. Joined February 2022

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City of London Police @CityPolice

10 months ago

A fraudster was jailed for over six years, after he stole over £950,000 from vulnerable bank account holders. Azeem Mohammed, 33, contacted victims using fake names and tricked them into handing over their details, which he used to take control of their bank accounts. #IFAW

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Dedicated Card and Payment Crime Unit (DCPCU) @DCPCU_tweets

10 months ago

A man has been sentenced to over six years imprisonment at Manchester Crown Court for defrauding vulnerable customers of over £950,000. The sentencing follows investigation and arrest by the #DCPCU. Read in full: ukfinance.org.uk/news-and-insig…. #DCPCU #Fraud #Justice

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City of London Police @CityPolice

a year ago

Sentencing update: Huayong Xu, 32, of Alton Road, Croydon pleaded guilty on 5th July to possession of articles for use in fraud. Xu was sentenced to 21 weeks imprisonment on 8th July.

City of London Police @CityPolice

a year ago

Sentencing update: Huayong Xu, 32, of Alton Road, Croydon pleaded guilty on 5th July to possession of articles for use in fraud. Xu was sentenced to 21 weeks imprisonment on 8th July.

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Dedicated Card and Payment Crime Unit (DCPCU) @DCPCU_tweets

a year ago

A man from West London has been sentenced to five years imprisonment at Inner London Crown Court after attempting to steal £115,730 from elderly bank customers. ukfinance.org.uk/news-and-insig… #DCPCU #Fraud #Justice

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City of London Police @CityPolice

a year ago

❗CHARGED❗ Officers investigating the use of a "text message blaster” to send thousands of fraudulent texts have charged a man in connection with their investigation Huayong Xu, 32, from Croydon, will appear at Inner London Crown Court on 26 June Read➡️bit.ly/4bLISGU

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a year ago

A man from South London has been sentenced at Inner London Crown Court to 18 months after using stolen post to commit over £32,000 of fraud. ukfinance.org.uk/news-and-insig… #DCPCU #Fraud #Justice

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Dedicated Card and Payment Crime Unit (DCPCU) @DCPCU_tweets

a year ago

Three men from Peterborough have been sentenced to five years and eleven months in prison for conspiracy to defraud and fraud by false representation to the value of £272,625 and a further count of money laundering for £80,459. ukfinance.org.uk/news-and-insig… #DCPCU #Fraud #Justice

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Dedicated Card and Payment Crime Unit (DCPCU) @DCPCU_tweets

a year ago

A man from Milton Keynes has been sentenced to seven years and ten months in prison after being charged with committing over £800,000 of fraud. ukfinance.org.uk/news-and-insig… #DCPCU #Fraud #Police #Investigation #Banking

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Dedicated Card and Payment Crime Unit (DCPCU) @DCPCU_tweets

2 years ago

Detective Superintendent, Gary Robinson, @CityPolice, featured on @BBCCrimewatch today to raise awareness of an investigation being run by the #DCPCU. We're looking for an individual suspected of withdrawing a total of £1.6 million from the account of a vulnerable victim.⬇️

Crimewatch Live @BBCCrimewatch

2 years ago

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Dedicated Card and Payment Crime Unit (DCPCU) @DCPCU_tweets

2 years ago

⬇️ This is a great example of the hard work our officers have been doing to fight against the rise in #fraud through the use of remote access tools (RAT). We will continue our commitment to tackling high harm offending. #DCPCU #Justice

Home Office @ukhomeoffice

2 years ago

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Dedicated Card and Payment Crime Unit (DCPCU) @DCPCU_tweets

2 years ago

Early this morning the #DCPCU unit carried out a warrant on a house in East London. Two suspects were arrested for fraud. At the property officers uncovered sim farms linked to carrying out remote access fraud. #HenhouseIII

GB News @GBNEWS

2 years ago

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City of London Police @CityPolice

2 years ago

Officers from @DCPCU_tweets were in east London for a warrant this morning, to coincide with the launch of the @ukhomeoffice fraud campaign. Two suspects were arrested for possessing sim farms which allows for thousands of fraudulent texts to be sent to the public. #HenhouseIII

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Dedicated Card and Payment Crime Unit (DCPCU) @DCPCU_tweets

2 years ago

A man from North London has been sentenced to three years and ten months in prison after being charged with committing approximately £80,000 of card fraud. ukfinance.org.uk/news-and-insig…. #DCPCU #Fraud #Police #Investigation #Banking

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Dedicated Card and Payment Crime Unit (DCPCU) @DCPCU_tweets

2 years ago

Behind the scenes this morning with Detective Sergeant, Ben Hurley, filming for a #DCPCU feature on @BBCOne’s Big Little Crimes. #PaymentCrime #DCPCU #Fraud #FraudProtection

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City of London Police @CityPolice

2 years ago

A meat cleaver was found during a warrant carried out by @DCPCU_tweets yesterday in Birmingham. Evidence of fraud was uncovered, including smishing and phishing offences and one person was charged and remanded in custody.

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Dedicated Card and Payment Crime Unit (DCPCU) @DCPCU_tweets

2 years ago

Last week our Detective Inspector, Kate Duff, featured in @BBCOne's #FrontlineFightback show, highlighting the work our unit does to target criminals committing fraud against the most vulnerable in society. bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episod…

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City of London Police @CityPolice

2 years ago

Officers from @DCPCU_tweets arrested one person in Hackney this morning. During a search of an address, evidence of fraud was uncovered including a card embosser, fake IDs, compromised card data and bank cards in various names.

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City of London Police @CityPolice

2 years ago

Officers from @DCPCU_tweets carried out a warrant at a suspected fraud factory in London this morning. Hundreds of fake IDs, bank cards, sim cards and large quantities of cash were seized. One person was arrested.