Two men have been charged in connection with alleged £2m fraudulent banking schemes in Glasgow and Manchester. The pair, aged 36 and 45, were charged and will appear at Glasgow Sheriff Court at a later date.
The pair were arrested as part of a huge nationwide crackdown on fraud led by the City of London Police and the National Economic Crime Centre which has resulted in 438 arrests and the seizure of £19m.
The two bank fraud arrests were part of a Police Scotland investigation into several frauds, with victims reporting information being used to bypass bank security to access their accounts.
The total value of the frauds being investigated is about £2 million, police said. The two arrests were part of an inquiry with Greater Manchester Police.
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