article_snippet: Islamic fanatics are stealing the life savings of UK pensioners to bankroll jihad in Syria.
article_snippet: Police last night warned the public to avoid becoming a victim of the ‘cash for jihad’ telephone scam that mirrors swindles used by domestic con men.
article_snippet: extremists have cheated one pensioner of £150,000.
article_snippet: Officers are investigating a large-scale fraud linked to UK extremists travelling to Syria,’ a Scotland Yard spokesman said.
article_snippet: Police suspect fraudsters linked to jihadists in Syria are targeting the elderly and vulnerable.
article_snippet: Fanatics have previously posed as charity collectors in town centres across the country to raise jihadi money.
article_snippet: The arrests come after Terri Nicholson, of the Met's counter-terrorism command, warned benefit fraud, charity scams and student loan cash was being used to fund Islamic State fanatics in Syria.
highlights_snippet: Police believe fraudsters were taking money from the old to give to ISIS .
  