A Perth businessman has been accused of conning customers out of thousands of pounds.
Former toy shop boss Roger Wallace faces allegations that he was behind an online motorcycle scam and tricked people into paying nearly £15,000 for vehicles they never received.
Detectives mounted a probe against the 30-year-old after receiving complaints from 11 disgruntled customers south of the border.
Wallace, of High Street, Auchterarder denies all charges.
The court heard customers complained they had paid sums of between £500 and £2,495 for vehicles they never received.
In an email exchange, one disgruntled customer wrote to Algo: “Getting information is like pulling teeth. Stop mucking about and give me my money.”
He said he did not have the facility to Google the names.
The court also heard that Wallace ran a toy shop at St John’s Shopping Centre in Perth city centre in late 2012.
The centre’s administration marketing officer Claire McDiarmid said that the shop, which was leased by Algo, ran for less than two months.
She said Wallace worked at the store with his parents and his sister. She told the court that she was not aware of any motorcycles or similar machines being sold there.
Police also investigated a room Wallace had been using at the Sky Lodge Hotel at Perth Airport.
Wallace faces charges that he pretended to customers that he was running a bona fide website, offering customers vehicles, including Vespa scooters, inducing them to make payments.
The trial has been adjourned until November 3.
