Oyster card fraudster faces jail

A fraudster who created bogus Oyster cards using the faces of elderly Turkish actors and politicians is facing jail Efecan Gokce, 20, used a special algorithm to trick the TfL website into approving the applications. Gokce then sold the fraudulent cards – some carrying photos of elderly Turkish personalities on social media platforms including Twitter, Inner London Crown Court heard. Helen Dawson, prosecuting, said the potential loss to TfL from the con ranged from £647,000 to £2,500,000 – although Gokce…

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