Four former Lloyds employees were among seven people jailed for 38 years for raiding bank accounts of wealthy clients to fund their luxury lifestyles.
Bank workers Courtney Ayinbode, 29, Tajinder Galsinh, 35, Molly Jones, 24, and Benjamin Omoregie, 26, were all involved in the 'high-level and sophisticated' scam that took place between 2012 and 2013.
The four insiders scoured the computer system for rarely-accessed accounts holding large sums of money before passing the details to the criminal gang.
They also ordered new bank cards so impostors could pose as the customers and set up transfers of hundreds of thousands of pounds at a time.
The money was then laundered through a series of bogus companies before being moved offshore to prevent it being recovered.
Courtney Ayinbode, 29, and Molly Jones, 24, were all involved in the 'high-level and sophisticated' scam that took place between 2012 and 2013
One victim lost more than £750,000 after a unknown man used a fake driving licence in his name to set up two transfers over three days.
Another customer with £3 million in the bank only avoided becoming a victim when another member of staff became suspicious and rang him up to check.
The money was handled by 'bespoke money launderer' Eddie Lakes, 41, and his henchman Kushveer Raulia, 25, through a complicated network of fake companies and accounts with the help of Parvez Hussain, 50.
Kushveer Raulia, 25, (pictured) is said to have operated a network of bogus companies to launder the proceeds while Parvez Hussain, 50, allegedly laundered some of the cash
Parvez Hussain, 50, (pictured) allegedly laundered some of the cash during the scam
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