A married couple accused of involvement in a scam that tricked pensioners out of £3million by claiming their loved ones had been in car crashes will be extradited back to Hungary.
Csaba Nemeth, 42, and wife Maria Lakatos, 41, allegedly conned victims into transferring cash over the phone by telling them their relatives needed money to cover damages from motoring accidents.
It is said that 220 people aged between 70 and 96 were convinced their loved ones needed help or had been injured.
The couple are thought to have called pensioners and hired recruits to wait outside their homes and demand money once the conversation ended.
Share It s called a grandparents scam, whereby they defrauded elderly victims by calling them on the phone and asking for money. This was in relation to a car accident involving a loved one of the victim and asking for money to cover damages. The network is committing fraud on what can be termed an industrial level.
Maria Lakatos (right), 41, and her partner Csaba Nemeth (left), 42, are all wanted in Hungary for their alleged involvement in the scam. It s said the loss to the victims is approximately £3million for the whole network.
Marina Horvath, from Sheffield, is charged with swindling while Erno faces 32 counts of fraud.