A scammer has appeared in court after helping to con a house buyer out of more than £70,000. The victim was buying a property when she received an email from somebody pretending to be from the office of her conveyancing solicitor. The message said she needed to transfer the funds to a bank account which had different details from the one she had previously received. She questioned the change but was told the firm had two different accounts so contacted her bank and authorised the transfer of £70,500, on April 15, 2021. It was not until afterwards the victim discovered it was a fraud so called …
