A fast food worker got himself involved in a scam which defrauded a man out of more than £39,000.

Brian Reid, 40, of Cambuslang, appeared at Glasgow Sheriff Court recently after pleading guilty to acquiring, using, and having possession of £4500 of criminal property.

The charge added that Reid withdrew £4400 of the money at TSB in Cambuslang and elsewhere on April 26, 2019.

The court heard that the victim, known as Mr Campbell, had received a fraudulent phone call earlier on the same day advising there had been irregularities regarding his personal account at the Bank of Scotland.

Mr Campbell was instructed to transfer a total of £39,100 to various accounts, £4500 of which was sent to Reid’s account.

Reid then made three cash withdrawals from the account, which was in his name, in sums of £1900, £1800, and £700.

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The procurator fiscal depute explained that due to the account being in Reid’s name, it was later established that he was the owner.

Officers then made attempts to contact him and Reid arranged to go to a police station with a lawyer.

Reid later attended at London Road police station along with his lawyer where he was interviewed and made no comment to all questions.

He was cautioned and charged to which he made no reply. The £4500 was not traced.

The procurator fiscal depute stated that he had spoken with the victim who advised that the bank had not refunded the full amount and that £37,000 remained outstanding.

Reid’s lawyer told the court that her client accepted full responsibility and that the incident had, had a “very sobering” impact on him.

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The defence solicitor said: “He was at one of the lowest points in his life. He is now in full-time employment with Black Rooster, he wasn’t at the time.

“Drug misuse was overcoming to him at the time. He desists from using any substances. He doesn’t have a record and is otherwise a very law-abiding citizen.

“This has had a very sobering impact on him. He has essentially turned his life around since this incident in 2019.

“The amount outstanding is £4500.”

Addressing Reid’s lawyer, Sheriff Shields asked if he had been saving to pay the outstanding amount.

Reid’s defence solicitor replied: “Yes. It would be payable at £500 per two weeks.”

Sheriff Shields said: “This is unsatisfactory."

Sentencing was deferred to October.