A woman was arrested and charged with serious fraud offences yesterday after a lengthy investigation.
Detectives from the Serious & Organised Financial Crime Investigation Section attended a Seaton home on Thursday 11 December and arrested a 35-year-old woman following a complex investigation spanning several years.
Police will allege that between March 2021 and December 2024, the woman committed multiple fraud and dishonesty offences involving over a dozen victims across Australia by creating false identity documents, opening bank accounts, and applying for car loans to obtain a potential financial benefit of over $700,000.
While at the premises, police conducted a search and allegedly located a raft of stolen driver's licences and passports, in addition to equipment used in the manufacture of fake IDs. Drug paraphernalia and an extendable baton were also seized.
The Seaton woman was charged with numerous deception, fraud and other offences and bailed to appear in the Port Adelaide Magistrates Court on 27 January.
A vehicle obtained unlawfully during the alleged offending has also been seized.
Investigations are ongoing and police urge anyone who is a victim of online fraud to contact police or report online at Report Cyber.gov.au.
Police remind the public to protect your personal information by using strong passwords, enabling multi-factor authentication and by reporting suspicious activity immediately to your financial institution. Vehicle owners are urged to not leave personal belongings, in particular identity documents, in unattended vehicles.
For more information protecting yourself from scams, visit SAPOL - Scams and cybercrime
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