A crooked bank worker cheated a group of pals out of £36,000 in a foreign currency scam to fund his football gambling addiction.
David Hay was employed as a financial investigator with HSBC when he carried out the swindle to allow him to bet “as much money as possible” online.
One of Hay’s victims was forced to take out a £29,000 loan to reimburse friends after he recommended they invest cash with the con artist.