Scots fraudster uses fake banking app to steal couple's BMW in doorstep scam

Greg and Lois Murphy have been left thousands of pounds out of pocket a the fraudster duped the couple into believing he had paid cash into their bank while he collected a BMW coupe from their Aberdeen shire home.

Greg, an engineer, had advertised his car for sale on Facebook Marketplace and was contacted by the conman, who used a fake name. Posing as an interested buyer, the man met Greg at Dyce train station on April 9 and visited the couple's home to test drive the vehicle. "It turned out all of his information was fake - and so was the bank transfer. Greg wasn’t keen to let him leave until the money arrived but the guy was so brazen.

It is understood the serial thief - who spoke with a Fife accent - has pinched a fleet of luxury vehicles across Scotland including a Mercedes from Inverness in November, an Audi RS3 from Stirling in January and a Range Rover in Kirkcaldy in December. Top news stories today A Police Scotland spokesperson said: "Enquiries are ongoing into a fraud which occurred on Tuesday, April 6, 2024, in the Station Road area of Aberdeen."

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