Gambler Uses Birth Certificates to Steal Cash
A conman from Scotland has admitted to using birth certificates, as well as details about marriages, deaths and civil partnerships to steal thousands of pounds. Kevin Greenhill admitted to 13 counts of fraud, after it was revealed he spent seven years posing as customers who had forgotten their bank details.
Using the information gained from public records, Greenhill found it relatively easy to answer various banks security questions and would then make up or forge a signature in order to steal the customer’s cash. In just five days, Greenhill managed to make over £5,000, money which he suggests went towards his gambling addiction. Sheriff Kathrine Mackie, when sentencing Greenhill to two years in prison, suggested that she was “horrified” at how easy it was for the conman to bypass security procedures.
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