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| Two men arrested in terror fraud probe linked to Syria | |
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| Two men have been arrested on suspicion of money-laundering in a counter-terrorism investigation into large-scale fraud linked to British extremists travelling to Syria. | Two men have been arrested on suspicion of money-laundering in a counter-terrorism investigation into large-scale fraud linked to British extremists travelling to Syria. |
| The men, aged 29 and 23, were held at addresses in west and east London. | The men, aged 29 and 23, were held at addresses in west and east London. |
| Officers also searched four addresses in other parts of the capital. | Officers also searched four addresses in other parts of the capital. |
| Scotland Yard said the arrests were linked to reports of vulnerable people being tricked out of money after being phoned by bogus police officers. | Scotland Yard said the arrests were linked to reports of vulnerable people being tricked out of money after being phoned by bogus police officers. |
| Police are investigating allegations that victims were "cold called" and told their bank account had been compromised, and they needed to transfer money to another account. One elderly person lost about £150,000. | Police are investigating allegations that victims were "cold called" and told their bank account had been compromised, and they needed to transfer money to another account. One elderly person lost about £150,000. |
| The arrested men were being held in custody at a police station in south London. | |
| Police used search warrants at two addresses in north London, one in west London and one in south-east London. |