Tag: Fraud

Card skimming warning at RBS machine on Princes Street

Shaun Milne - October 22, 2010

By Amanda MacMillan A NEW warning has been issued for people using cash machines in Edinburgh after a card skimming device was discovered attatched to...

Edinburgh property boss gunned down outside Bannatyne’s

Shaun Milne - October 21, 2010

UPDATED By Clare Carswell & Shaun Milne A SCOTS property tycoon facing multiple charges of fraud and money laundering has been gunned down outside a busy...

Tech fraudster got £50,000 of computer gear

Deadline News Journalist - August 3, 2010

By Cara Sulieman A COMPUTER conman swindled £50,000 from Hewlett Packard by demanding replacements for non-existent gear. Iain Winfield pretended he worked for five different imaginary...

No jail for nerd snared by Nigerian scammers

Deadline News Journalist - June 18, 2010

By Paul Thornton A HONEYTRAP sap who helped an internet ‘girlfriend’ swindle £25,000 from another man has dodged a jail sentence. Computer geek Brian Mackay, 40,...

Demarco shot in head "over son's £1m gambling debt"

Deadline News Journalist - June 15, 2010

By Paul Thornton A BUSINESSMAN was gunned down on the steps of a casino over the £1m plus gambling debts of his high-flying financier son,...

Costcutter boss jailed over £93,000 RBS scam

Deadline News Journalist - June 1, 2010

By Michael MacLeod A DESPERATE Costcutter boss who conned the Royal Bank of Scotland out of £93,000 has been jailed for a year. Sri Lanka-born Senthuran...

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