A Husband and wife team have been convicted of obtaining personal information unlawfully.

Stephen and Sharon Anderson of St Ives in Cambridgeshire have been convicted of illegally obtaining and selling personal information.

Mrs Anderson was fined a total of £4,200 while Mr Anderson was fined £3,300 and each was ordered to pay a contribution to prosecution costs of £3,694.

The couple 'blagged' in order to obtain personal information about individuals from a number of organisations including Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs, British Telecom and banks.

They purported to be employees of these organisations and deceived the true members of staff into disclosing personal information about individuals.