Tzaneen - A former crime intelligence officer and a woman were on Monday each granted R2000 bail in the Tzaneen Magistrate's Court, Limpopo police said.
The case against Jack Mathiba, 40, and Doreen Thamaga, 28, was postponed to December 4 for further investigation, Colonel Ronel Otto said.
The pair allegedly attempted to steal more than R1.2 million from a businesswoman's bank account.
They were arrested on October 18 for after they, along with an unknown man, approached a Nedbank manager with the aim of transferring money into other accounts.
The female accomplice was said to be in possession of the account-holder's fake identity document, claiming that she had signing powers.
The manager contacted the account-holder who informed him that it was a fraudulent transaction.
Sapa