Fake tradie charged for allegedly pocketing $25,000 from people who booked him through job-tasking sites but he never did the work
A fake trader allegedly scammed more than $25,000 from customers after advertising himself on job apps but never completing the work.
The 31-year-old man from Doncaster East in Melbourne's northeast was arrested by Victoria Police detectives on Thursday.
Footage shows the man wearing shorts, black sneakers and a dark blue T-shirt as he is escorted into the back of a police vehicle by several officers.
Detectives arrested the Melbourne man on Thursday and he has been charged with theft and deception
Police allege he presented himself on various job platforms as a qualified trader under a false name and accepted payments for work he subsequently failed to complete.
The alleged violations, worth a total of $25,000, occurred in July.
The man was charged with two counts of theft and nine counts of fraud.
He was remanded to Ringwood Magistrates' Court on January 30.
The 31-year-old will appear at Ringwood Magistrates Court on January 30