Fraudsters targeted Tube passengers in text scam using portable homemade device that 'captured their phones', court told

Zhijia Fan, 48, and Daoyan Shang, 20, had been wheeling around large suitcases containing 'SMS blasters', which sent phishing messages to commuters. Pictured: File photo


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