Six charged with plotting ‘Courier Fraud’ phone scam

Five men and a woman have been charged with plotting a far-reaching phone scam that saw up to 100 elderly residents duped out of savings.Jahangir Khan, from Glendower Road in Perry Barr, and Arafa Begum, from Denby Close in Nechells, are accused of running a ‘Courier Fraud’ targeting  pensioners across the Midlands. Fareed Miah, from Walsall Road in Great Barr, has been charged with conspiracy to money launder.They will appear in court later this month alongside three London men accused o