# Two men jailed over £8.5m teeth whitening and VAT fraud

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/two-men-jailed-over-8-5million-teeth-whitening-scam-tax-dodgers-used-stolen-money-to-fund-their-lavish-lifestyle-and-planned-to-build-matching-swimming-pools-shaped-like-teeth/
- Published: 2026-10-31T01:03:51+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Mail (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16253871/Two-tax-dodgers-jailed-teeth-whitening-scam-lavish-lives.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
- Topics: Culture, Fashion, World

## Key points

- Two men received almost nine years in total for fraud.
- They knowingly sold teeth-whitening products with dangerous peroxide levels.
- HMRC traced more than £8.5 million through 118 accounts and platforms.

## Summary

Ian Barnes and Alastair Ramage have been jailed for fraud offences linked to an £8.5 million tax and teeth-whitening scam. They knowingly sold products containing dangerously high levels of hydrogen peroxide while failing to pay VAT, and used the proceeds to fund lavish spending.

The pair were sentenced at Liverpool Crown Court to a combined eight years and ten months: Barnes received four years and four months, and Ramage four years and six months. HMRC found they laundered more than £8.5 million through 118 bank accounts, credit cards and cryptocurrency platforms, including over £3.4 million through an account at a Puerto Rico bank. Messages showed they knew the products could harm customers and feared prison if caught; their spending included £100,000 on holidays and plans for neighbouring Florida villas with tooth-shaped pools.

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