A duo appeared in court in connection with a scheme to steal bank cards and PIN details at cash machines.
The pair appeared on a petition alleging they used a ‘card trapping’ device to steal the details of unsuspecting bank customers using the machine.
Florin Necula, 36, and Alexandru Uzum, 26, originally from Romania and now living in Edinburgh, appeared in private at Perth Sheriff Court in connection with a series of incidents at bank cashpoint terminals.
It is alleged that between May 20 and June 9 this year they had a card reader device and related articles to facilitate the theft of bank cards and pin numbers.
They are alleged to have had it in Scone and Oxgangs, Edinburgh.
They are said to have tried to steal bank cards and pin numbers on May 28 at the Bank of Scotland in Scone by using the card trapping device to prevent cards being ejected.
Uzum is alleged to have placed the device, and a camera, on the same machine on May 20 to steal personal data; and to have stolen a bank card.
The charge also states he stole £10 from that bank machine and a further £200 from the Co-Op in Bridgend, Perth, by using the stolen card on May 20.
Neither made any plea or declaration and both were granted bail while the case was continued for further examination.