A MAN who helped fraudsters con an elderly woman out of nearly £9000 was told he had to "take the consequences".

Jonathan Miller was part of a scheme that saw 78-year-old victim Ann King scammed out of £8900.

The 27-year-old gave his bank details to two unknown men so they could transfer the cash to his account.

Glasgow Sheriff Court heard how an unknown male called Mrs King in August 2016 and pretended to be from HSBC's fraud department.

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The woman gave out her telephone banking security information and scammers took £6000 from her account then £2900 the next day.

Cops then discovered some of the money had been used to buy foreign currency. 

Miller, from Cadder, pleaded guilty at Glasgow Sheriff Court to acquiring and possessing criminal property and two charges of converting criminal property.

Prosecutor Brogan Moffat said: “The man was able to reset Miss King’s telephone banking and access her telephone banking account.

“Miller accessed Mrs King’s account and transferred £6000 and the next day he transferred £2900.”

When she contacted HSBC two days later to reset her security questions she discovered the two cash transfers.

Staff contacted the action fraud team who reported the incident to Police Scotland.

Ms Moffat said: “Police checked out the beneficiary account which showed that the account holder was Miller.”

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A warrant was granted for Miller’s banking records and it was found that £8900 had been transferred from Mrs King’s account to his own.

There was a transfer of £1613.97 to Thomson Holidays to convert money into foreign currency. 

Ms Moffat added: “This was used to purchase foreign currency.

“There were also various withdrawals of £500 from two ATMs totalling £3000.”

Sheriff Allan Findlay asked if Mrs Moffat had been compensated for the loss and Miller's defence brief told the court she had be repaid in full by the bank.

Ross Jenkins said: "Although it was a stressful situation she was fully compensated. 

“He was approached by two individuals and offered the chance to be involved in this scheme and gave them his bank account details."

The court heard Miller had previously served a 15 month sentence for attempted robbery and assault, which "opened his eyes".

Mr Jenkins added: "The period in custody was an eye opener for him, a game changer, and he has turned his life around."

The lawyer also told the court his client had suffered a serious assault in 2020 that had left him with mental health struggles. 

Sheriff Findlay said: "These people cannot operate without guys like you and you take the consequences."

Miller was tagged for seven months, reduced from nine months thanks to his early guilty plea.

He will have to stay in his home from 7pm to 7am.