Accused iSpoof mastermind denies involvement in fraud

The suspected mastermind of a website used by fraudsters across the world today has denied involvement in the multi-million-pound fraud.

The Met Police has texted 70,000 people who were targeted by scammers using iSpoof, which has now been shut down.

At one point, 20 people every minute were being contacted by callers using technology bought from the site. It is estimated that more than 200,000 potential victims were targeted.

The service, which enabled criminals to mimic bank telephone numbers and caller IDs, was used by scammers to trick victims out of thousands, and in some cases, millions of pounds.

Tejay Fletcher, 35, is said to be the administrator of iSpoof, which was shut down last November following an international police investigation.

Fletcher is charged with two counts of fraud connected with iSpoof between 30 November 2020 and 6 November 2022, possession of criminal property and transferring criminal property, namely Bitcoin.

He appeared at Southwark Crown Court today (Mon) wearing a grey fur coat and denied all four charges via videolink from HMP Thameside

Fletcher, of Western Gateway, Docklands, east London, was remanded in custody ahead of his trial on a date to be fixed at the same court.

ISpoof was created in December 2020 and at its peak had 59,000 users, allowing them to pay for the criminal software using Bitcoin, with charges ranging from £150 to £5,000 per month.

UK police began investigating the site in June 2021, believing iSpoof to be the largest criminal site that was based in the country.

ISpoof is said to have made more than £3m in profits,

Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley earlier said the number of potential UK victims was ‘extraordinary’, adding.

‘What we are doing here is trying to industrialise our response to the organised criminals’ industrialisation of the problem,’ he said.
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