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Two people were caught with dirty money from a £192,000 fraud of a Cornish cream company. Andrew Burton, 26, and Stacey Murphy, 36, had cash transferred into their bank accounts in June 2021.

The pair had been contacted by fraudsters who had earlier defrauded Rodda and Sons in a bogus caller scam. Glasgow Sheriff Court heard an employee for the 135-year-old firm had been contacted by someone pretending to be from HSBC.

They were informed that fraudulent payments were about to be made from the company's bank account.

The scammer requested the firm's banking password which was obtained after a similar conversation with a colleague.

A total of £192,440 was taken from the company's bank account which sparked a UK wide investigation. On June 6 2021, Burton received £9,150

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