Man who let his bank account be used in scam that targeted Dudley firm must pay £9,000
A man who let his bank account be used in a scam which cloned the details of a Dudley business must pay back more than £9,000.
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Cornel-Vasile Marasoiu, of New Town Street in Luton, was complicit in a scheme which cloned the firm's information in order to create a fake website where scammers falsely advertised the sale of plant equipment and machinery.
When the scammers falsely sold a piece of farming equipment for £7,170, the defendant allowed his bank account to be used to receive the fraudulent funds.
The 38-year-old pleaded guilty to money laundering at Dudley Magistrates’ Court on Friday, April 5.
During the hearing, he said he was offered £1,000 by a friend to allow his account to be used.
He was given a 12-month community order with 200 hours of unpaid work and ordered to pay compensation of £7,170 to the victim, £1,900 in costs to Dudley Council and a £90 victim surcharge, a total of £9,140.
Christopher King, head of environmental health and trading standards at Dudley Council, said: "As part of this investigation, the team has gone to great lengths to protect a local business from the hands of scammers.
"Although we were able to stop the funds being transferred from the defendant’s account, his actions aided the scammers in their attempt to defraud consumers.
"He was complicit in this case, and I’m pleased with the outcome in court."
