As the national lead for fraud, the City of London Police played a crucial role in advancing this pilot. This work forms part of our commitment to making the UK a far more hostile environment for fraudsters by targeting their financial gains and disrupting the criminal networks behind their illicit profits. We will continue to work closely with our partners, including the National Crime Agency (NCA), INTERPOL, police forces and other agencies to ensure the UK takes a proactive approach in submitting Silver Notices.
The UK’s first INTERPOL Silver Notice has been published to help trace and recover the criminal assets of a convicted fraudster thought to have made £8.5 million illegally. Anopkumar Maudhoo, who used several aliases, has been made subject to the order, which facilitates locating, identifying, and obtaining information about laundered assets such as properties, vehicles, financial accounts and businesses. He was convicted last month after orchestrating a large-scale conveyancing fraud which offered investment opportunities in supposedly repossessed properties or the re-development of plots of land. However, in reality the properties were not subject to repossession proceedings and the genuine owners were unaware of the fraudulent sales. Maudhoo, 45, of Wapping, London, admitted a total of 76 offences including fraud, money laundering and possession of false identity documents, following an investigation by our Regional Organised Crime Unit (ROCU). Following close working with INTERPOL National Crime Agency (NCA) & City of London Police, the Silver Notice will allow member countries to share alerts and requests for information worldwide. Read more ⬇️ https://lnkd.in/e8bDPT42