Seven arrested and charged in connection with high-value fraud

Six men and one woman have been arrested and charged in connection with a high-value fraud, following a joint operation with policing partners in Essex, London and Eastbourne on Thursday, 14 December, 2023.

The arrests took place as part of an ongoing investigation into a significant fraud where an elderly woman in South Lanarkshire had a seven-figure sum stolen between May and August, 2023.

Police Scotland Officers were assisted by partners from the National Crime Agency’s National Economic Crime Centre and colleagues from other police forces. The arrests took place in Eastbourne, Stansted, Dagenham and East Ham in London.

The 34-year-old woman and four men aged 39, 39, 41 and 50 years are due to appear at Airdrie Sheriff Court on Monday, 18 December.

Two men aged 23 and 28 years have been released to appear at court at a later date.

The investigation into this high-value fraud continues.