Banking scammer admits conning elderly East Kilbride couple out of £24,000

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An elderly East Kilbride couple were duped out of £24,000 in an online banking scam.Hamilton Sheriff Court heard that the man aged 73 and his 82-year-old wife transferred cash to crooks after being warned that a rogue banker had targeted their accounts.Paul McEnhill, 27, of Balla Place, Newton Mearns, admitted that, while acting with unknown accomplices, he took part in a fraudulent scheme between October 5 and 7, 2022.His former partner Caitlin Fordyce, 25, of Dovecothall Street, Barrhead, had her not guilty plea to the charge accepted.The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now.

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He said £5000 had been stolen from the OAP's account by a bank employee.The caller said he would try to retrieve the money but required the pensioner to transfer cash first.The account given for the transfer belonged to Caitlin Fordyce.The pensioner was suspicious but was given another number to call for reassurance.

He called that number and was told that 'Malcolm' was "the head of Virgin Money CID".The man was told that money had also been stolen from the account of his wife who suffered poor health.Subsequently, a number of cash transfers involving four-figure sums were made to