Former private schoolboy and university graduate Dillon Anandarajan used a sophisticated scam to con the Holiday Inn Express in Perth.
A "privileged" hotel guest conned a major chain out of more than £13,000 in an evening after mounting up gambling debts.
Instead of entering the £75 price for the overnight stay, Anandarajan surreptitiously changed the figure to £175 and then pointed out that he had been accidentally overcharged. When the receptionist confirmed he had been charged too much, she carried out the refund process to send the extra £100 back to his card.
He admitted repeatedly taking the terminal and processing refunds which were not due to him. He made numerous illicit transactions throughout the evening until he had paid himself £13,500. Part-time boxer and coffee shop owner Anandarajan was placed under social work supervision for 18 months and told to complete 180 hours unpaid community work.
Sheriff Gillian Wade said: "Given your very privileged background and very good education you are an intelligent man who has done well at school, university and in business. You have a lot to offer society and how you ended up in a situation where you ended up on an indictment gives me significant concern.
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