三名男子因通过假酒投资骗取600万英镑中的41名英国受害者被判刑。 Three men sentenced for scamming 41 UK victims out of £6 million via fake wine investments.

三名男子Ben Cazaly、Greg Assemakis和Dominic D ' Sa因经营一场骗取41名英国600万英镑受害者的红酒投资骗局而被判刑入狱。 Three men—Ben Cazaly, Greg Assemakis, and Dominic D’Sa—were sentenced to prison for running a wine investment scam that defrauded 41 UK victims of £6 million. 2008年至2018年,该公司通过帝国葡萄酒和灵灵Merchant有限公司运营,以包括养老金领取者在内的弱势个人为目标,利用冷收电话、奢侈款待和误导性营销等手段,以高涨的价格出售优质波尔多葡萄酒。 Operating through Imperial Wine & Spirits Merchant Ltd from 2008 to 2018, the company targeted vulnerable individuals, including pensioners, using cold calls, luxury hospitality, and misleading marketing to sell fine Bordeaux wines at inflated prices. 虽然一些酒是真实的,储存在保税仓库中,但许多受害者一无所获。 Though some wine was real and stored in bonded warehouses, many victims received nothing. 该公司处理的交易额达3 700万英镑,损失了一半以上的受害者资金。 The company processed £37 million in transactions, with over half of victims’ funds lost. 2018年突袭中缴获的证据包括销售脚本、电话录音和一张写着“不意味着是”的墙牌。 当局称欺诈行为在情感上和经济上都具有破坏性,并敦促受害人向公民咨询机构举报诈骗行为。 Evidence seized during a 2018 raid included sales scripts, call recordings, and a wall sign stating “no means yes.” Authorities called the fraud emotionally and financially devastating and urged victims to report scams to Citizens Advice.