Accused of passing fake cheques

An HSBC customer walked into a bank with fake business cheques and tried to make an illegal £9,000 transfer, a court heard. Ralph Aderin, 64, allegedly tried to transfer money from a company account belonging to The Partnership (2009) LTD at the Baker Street branch on 18 July last year. Aderin returned the next day with a fraudulent NatWest cheque for £7,600 payable to The Partnership from Folkestone Nursing Home, it was said. He allegedly turned up with a fake…