---
title: "Three Men Jailed for Posing as Police in $5.3M UK Crypto Fraud"
url: https://thecoingazette.com/three-men-jailed-for-posing-as-police-in-5-3m-uk-crypto-fraud/
date: 2026-07-17
modified: 2026-07-17
lang: en
author: "Coin Gazette Editorial"
description: "The gang built fake police websites to fool victims, then spent the stolen crypto on Rolexes and luxury holidays, the Met said."
categories:
  - "Crypto News"
tags:
  - "crypto"
  - "crypto fraud"
  - "fraud"
  - "Law and Order"
  - "stolen"
  - "stolen crypto"
word_count: 22
---

# Three Men Jailed for Posing as Police in $5.3M UK Crypto Fraud

The gang built fake police websites to fool victims, then spent the stolen crypto on Rolexes and luxury holidays, the Met said.