Hapless Irvine crook exchanged £14,000 to US dollars stolen from woman's bank account

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Irvine crook who exchanged more than £14,000 stolen from a woman’s bank account for US dollars has been spared jail. Greg Fox, 34, converted the money at Braehead, in Renfrew, by using his own passport at currency vendors.Paisley Sheriff Court heard that Fox did not make any money from the scam, when his role in the swindle came to light.He appeared for sentencing this week after pleading guilty to charges of converting £14,141.20 that he obtained through a fraudulent bank transfer from the account of a woman.Fox, of Parterre in the Ayrshire town, had visited a number of outlets at the shopping centre, where he converted more than £11,000 into US dollars.He went to M&S Foreign Exchange, Barrhead Travel, TUI, Eurocharge Ltd and Thomas Cook.