Melton Crime Investigations Unit detectives charged a 26 year old Caroline Springs woman this morning in relation to an alleged fraud, Victoria Police say.
It is alleged that the woman falsely claimed to have liver cancer between March and April 2018.
As a result, a large number of family, friends and associates donated more than $9000 by way of direct debit or cash donations.
The woman has been charged with one count of obtain property by deception and bailed to appear at Sunshine Magistrates’ Court on 12 March 2019.
Police are asking anyone who believe they may have made donations to contact Crime Stoppers.
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