The 'sophisticated' scam spanned multiple countries over three years, Sheffield Crown Court heard
Charles Coker, 38, and Ikechukwu Ezennaya, 45, bought card details on the dark web and sold goods on eBayA pair of fraudsters used stolen credit card numbers to make £300,000 by selling luxury bikes and bags via online auction sites.
Coker and Ezennaya specialised in selling heavily discounted Canyon brand bikes, which normally retail at about £5,000 each. After police used serial numbers and shipping details to trace eBay accounts to the defendants, Coker and Ezennaya's homes were searched.The fraudsters had bought luxury Anya Hindmarch bags with stolen card details then sold the items via online auction site eBay
Though both were initially arrested in 2015, their trial did not go ahead until 2023 - one of the reasons their sentences were significantly reduced, said the judge in the case.
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