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title: "Serial Criminal Who Scammed £1.2m from Vulnerable Pensioners Jailed"
metaTitle: "Vishing Fraudster Jailed for Scamming Pensioners"
description: "A serial vishing fraudster who scammed £1.2m from elderly pensioners by impersonating bank staff has been sentenced to ten years in Glasgow."
slug: vishing-fraudster-jailed-glasgow
date: "2026-10-16T12:00:00-05:00"
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  url: "https://news.stv.tv/scotland/serial-criminal-who-scammed-1-2m-from-vulnerable-pensioners-jailed-for-ten-years"
tags: [Vishing, Phone Scam, Elder Fraud]
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A serial criminal who "took a wrecking ball" to the lives of vulnerable pensioners in a sophisticated banking scam has been sentenced to ten years.

Azeem Mohammed was central to a so-called "vishing" scam which saw eight unwitting OAPs swindled out of a total of almost £1.2m.

The 35-year-old appeared in the dock at the High Court in Glasgow on Friday.

Mohammed pled guilty – via his KC Mark Moir – to eight fraud charges over a two-year period...