UK man jailed for 4 years after inventing 716 donors and filing 60 fake Gift Aid claims to fraudulently obtain £708,750, using the money to pay off mortgages and family debts
- Image AI generatedA UK man has been jailed for four years and eight months after inventing hundreds of charitable donations to fraudulently claim £708,750 from the government through the Gift Aid scheme.
- Abdul Muttakin Robbani, 54, from Chelmsford, submitted 60 false claims through his organisation, RMI Club, naming 716 people as donors despite them never having made the contributions.
- According to the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS), many of those named had only completed online surveys for small payments and did not know the organisation.
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- Image AI generatedA UK man has been jailed for four years and eight months after inventing hundreds of charitable donations to fraudulently claim £708,750 from the government through the Gift Aid scheme.
- Abdul Muttakin Robbani, 54, from Chelmsford, submitted 60 false claims through his organisation, RMI Club, naming 716 people as donors despite them never having made the contributions.
- According to the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS), many of those named had only completed online surveys for small payments and did not know the organisation.
Sources: Times of India