Rural homes in County Durham and North Yorkshire targeted by mail fraud gang

TWO lead figures in a mail interception fraud targeting people living in mainly rural properties are beginning custodial sentences.

Raphael Munemo and Tendai Dlamini, who have previous convictions for mail theft, were jailed but three co-accused received suspended prison sentences for the prolonged and persistent scam, in which they took over the identities of their victims as far as banking and credit was concerned.
Durham Crown Court heard it involved the theft of postal delivered to properties with mail boxes away from homes, on fences and boundary walls, not directly attached to domestic properties.