Pensioners were ‘big phish’

Two pensioners who helped rinse hundreds of thousands of pounds made from ‘phishing’ scams walked free from court today (Wed). Clifford Hazel, 71, was convicted of using business accounts to receive and distribute the proceeds of a series of international frauds. Ross Hollingworth, 77, admitted entering the money laundering agreement. Southwark Crown Court had heard how ‘phishing’ emails were sent to companies in the hope an employee would click a link to give a hacker full access to the firm’s…