“He got caught up in all of this.”
Mr Thirkell received a call from an unknown number pretending to be from a Bank ofGlasgow Sheriff Court heard that Mr Thirkell was"convicinced" to transfer the money into the account of the name"R. Ford."
Prosecutor Jacky Wall said:"Mr Thirkell made inquiries with the bank who advised him it was possibly fraudulent activity." The matter was reported to the police who investigated and interviewed 17-year-old Ford after it was found that the cash landed in his bank account. Ford - a first offender of Glasgow’s Cardonald - pleaded guilty to acquiring and possessing criminal property.
Mark Chambers, defending, told the court that £2,543 was paid back as this was the amount not withdrawn Ford bank from the fraud.“He was 17 at the time and a very frightened man.“He was caught up in a scheme and he understood that the drug dealer’s account was frozen and he used his bank account.Sheriff Diana McConnell ordered Ford to pay £2,000 compensation to Mr Thirkell.“You recognise this was a 95-year-old man and this must have been a horrifying experience for him.
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