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Ajay Shinjin Jailed 2.5 Years Over £200,000 Bitcoin (BTC) SIM-Swap Theft

COINOTAG·October 9, 2026·1 min read
Ajay Shinjin Jailed 2.5 Years Over £200,000 Bitcoin (BTC) SIM-Swap Theft

A London court jailed Ajay Shinjin for two and a half years over a £200,000 SIM-swap scheme that drained crypto from four BT customers in 2021. The attack involved unauthorized SIM swaps to access victims' accounts and steal Bitcoin. The sentence highlights ongoing legal actions against crypto-related cybercrime in the UK.

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