Credit Card Scam: Nigerian Bags 18 Months Jail Term In U.K

Twenty-six year old Nigerian born Olanrewaju Apalara has been sentenced to 18months imprisonment by a southmark crown court, Dangenham, Essex, United Kingdom over a 170,000 pounds (N37.4million credit card scam.
Apalara was jailed after pleading guilty to obtaining property by deception and converting the proceeds of criminal property.
Apalara, sales assistant at a London lewis store in London, was caught after he spent nearly 1,000 belonging to a TV presenter, Des O'Connor.
The Nigerian used his mobile phone to record the veteran star's card details and those of dozens of other customers who are regular callers at the John Lewis' fledging Oxford Street store in London.
The former IT student was caught when John Lewis' fraud department was alerted to a high number of “unusual transactions”.
Apalara used two internet shopping sites where he knew the 'integrity of the card verification system was flawed, the prosecution alleged.
The prosecution also told the court that Apalara bought 170,000 pounds worth of goods with various stolen credit card over a period of nine months.
His purchases were delivered to friends and relatives all over London and he would visit them to pick the goods.
The nine-month crime spree ended when John Lewis called in the police.