July 29, 2025|
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|4 months agoEnglish Student Sentenced for CHF 2.4M Swiss Bank Phishing Scam
London court sentences 21-year-old student to seven years for sophisticated phishing scheme targeting Swiss bank customers.
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- A 21-year-old English student was sentenced to seven years in prison in London.
- The student developed and distributed a sophisticated phishing kit targeting Swiss bank customers.
- The scheme used fake e-banking login pages to steal customer access data.
- The investigation was a joint effort between the Swiss Office of the Attorney General (OAG) and the Federal Office of Police (Fedpol).
- The criminal proceedings, initiated in Switzerland in 2022, were eventually taken over by British authorities.
By The Numbers
2.4 million
CHF stolen from Swiss bank customers
2.98 million
USD equivalent of the stolen amount
7 years
Prison sentence for the student
30
Number of fraud cases taken over by the OAG from the cantons
They Said
"The now 21-year-old Englishman had used fake e-banking login pages of Swiss banks to intercept the access data of Swiss customers and hacked into their accounts."
"In the course of joint investigations with the Federal Office of Police (Fedpol), the young Englishman was identified as the developer and distributor of the phishing kit."
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Introduction
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The Anatomy of the Scam
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The Swiss Investigation
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Cross-Border Justice
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