Serial fraudster jailed for swindling older victims out of £1.2m
Azeem Mohammed has been jailed for ten years after admitting eight frauds that cost older people almost £1.2 million. The case matters because the victims were targeted through a calculated bank impersonation scam, and Mohammed later taunted one victim’s daughter about the £165,000 stolen from her father.
The offences took place between 2022 and 2024 and affected people aged 77 to 89, mainly in Aberdeen and Edinburgh. Each was allegedly called by someone posing as their bank’s fraud team and guided into losing money; individual losses ranged from £19,500 to £333,292. Mohammed had previously received prison sentences in England and Scotland for similar frauds.
- Mohammed was jailed for ten years over eight frauds.
- Eight older victims lost almost £1.2 million.
- He had earlier convictions for similar scams.
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Bank impersonation scams involve callers pretending to work for a victim’s bank, often claiming there is a problem with an account. They may persuade people to move money or share information that lets criminals take it.
Older people can be targeted because fraudsters may exploit trust in banks and create pressure to act quickly. The losses in this case affected victims in Aberdeen and Edinburgh, and ranged widely in size.
Azeem Mohammed had previously been convicted of similar frauds in England and Scotland. The case highlights the financial harm such scams can cause and the difficulty victims and their families may face in recovering stolen money.
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Originally published by Daily Mail as “Jailed, serial fraudster who told the daughter of one victim: ‘I scammed your father out of £165k’”.