A BANK worker claimed he carried out a £75k fraud after being forced by shadowy “dark web” criminals.

Dayne Lynne said he fell prey to the unknown individuals who targeted him because of his job.

The 22-year-old had earlier become “curious” about the “dark web” having watched a TV show about it.

He joined an internet chat forum - and ended up being stupid enough to reveal some personal details.

This included his role on the fraud team at Lloyds Bank at Glasgow’s Atlantic Quay.

A sheriff heard he was eventually ordered to swindle from two accounts and transfer cash to the mystery crime gang.

At Glasgow Sheriff Court, Lynn, from Saltcoats, North Ayrshire pleaded guilty to, while acting with others, embezzling and attempting to embezzle a total of £74,600 from Timothy Evans and Stuart Bryce’s accounts on July 18, 2016.

The court heard he was employed in the fraud operation department of the bank to deal with accounts that have been flagged for security reasons.

On July 18, 2016 began work at 8am but between 7.45am and 9.30am had accessed 19 customer accounts with no legitimate business reason.

Procurator fiscal depute Richard Hill said transfers made were authorised by the customers and were processed by Lynn accessing and falsely authorising the funds using his clearance as a bank employee to overcome the bank security measures.

Defence lawyer Ross Yuill told the court Lynn became involved after going on the “dark web” after watching a Netflix documentary - believed to be “Dark Net”.

He said that after speaking to people on a forum he, “gave away too much information” and was threatened into becoming involved in the scam.

Mr Yuill said Lynn’s involvement was as an employee of the fraud team.

Sheriff Martin Jones QC deferred sentence until next month for reports and continued Lynn’s bail.