TWO female vendors, accused of plotting to defraud debit card owners of their money by installing a spyware into a banking machine, were last week both offered bail in the sum of $100,000 when they appeared in the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate's Court.

The accused, 39-year-old Sophia Bromfield and 46-year-old Annie Hibbert, both of Kingston 19, were arrested on February 16.

Police say that they had received information that a group of people were reportedly seen tampering with a National Commercial Bank ABM on Brunswick Avenue in Spanish Town, St Catherine. On their arrival some of the alleged perpetrators ran and the two women were held.

The police claimed that the door of the machine and the viewing monitor were tampered with.

A building society account passbook, a screwdriver and a spy camera were allegedly taken from the two.

The accused, who are both represented by CJ Mitchell, were granted bail by Resident Magistrate Georgianna Fraser on condition that they surrender their travel documents and report to the Duhaney Park Police Station on Mondays and Thursdays between 6:00 am and 6:00 pm.

They will return to court on June 9.