As stated by Detective Sergeant Mike Freeman:
Police have arrested a 26-year-old man today following an investigation into alleged serious fraud offences.
Police executed a search warrant at an address in Hornby this morning where the man was arrested at the scene.
He has been charged with seven counts of causing loss by deception and one count of attempted loss by deception and is due to appear in the Christchurch District Court this afternoon.
In total, the offender is alleged to have scammed victims out of over $500,000.
A 32-year-old woman was also arrested and has been charged with possession of methamphetamine and causing loss by deception relating to alleged offending that occurred overnight where a victim was scammed out of $28,000.
She is due to appear in the Christchurch District Court next week.
