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Court orders fake car insurance fraudsters to repay £376,000

By 2025-03-10T13:00:00

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’Ifed will use its full suite of options to make sure that fraudsters don’t benefit from their dishonest actions,’ says detective sergeant

A court has mandated two men to pay back a total of £376,000 following their conviction in a ‘ghost broking’ scheme.

Inner London Crown Court have granted the confiscation orders on 7 March 2025 against Ikram Rafique, 38, of Romford and his cousin Mohammad Hamad, 32, of Ilford, for defrauding over 900 motorists by selling invalid insurance policies.

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