Mystery woman with fake ID drives off with $42,000 Volkswagen Golf after conning dealership
Carefree Moment Mysterious Woman With Fake IDs Tricks Car Dealer And Drives Away With A $42,000 Volkswagen Golf
- Swindler walks out of the Bundoora dealership with a new car
- Well-dressed scam artist used real woman’s details for fake IDs
A well-dressed con artist used fake IDs to scam a car dealer into letting her drive off in a brand new Volkswagen.
The mystery woman, who police say is aged between 35 and 45, used the identity of a real woman to obtain financing for the $42,000 car through the Bundoora car yard in Melbourne’s northeast on May 4. to arrange.
CCTV footage of the unnamed dealer showed a slim, well-dressed woman sauntering confidently behind the dealer, then smiling as she turned to him before sitting down to finalize the deal.
The woman also used “an amended driver’s license” during the fraudulent transaction, which police said was very “planned and calculated.”
A mysterious woman used the identity of a real woman to arrange financing for the $42,000 car through the Bundoora car yard in northeastern Melbourne on May 4. In the photo: the female scammer (top left) in the dealership
Police described the fraudster as 35-45 years old, with long brown hair with dyed blonde streaks or extensions, wearing black high heels, black dress or skirt, black top and a black overcoat with a fur-lined hood
A dealer at the yard who dealt with the woman said the scam was a first for him.
“Yeah, pretty shocked, I’ve been through this [industry] for many years and it’s probably the first time I see him,” dealer Steven told 9News.
“Everything looked fine and it gave us no reason to believe that the person was not the real person [named on the IDs].’
The person he was talking about is a victim of identity fraud.
She is an unnamed Australian woman whose identity the con artist used to steal the car and make other fraudulent transactions.
Police say the stolen data was previously used to make emergency assistance claims via Centrelink.
There were also other attempts to get money from “numerous other financial institutions.”
The victim only learned that her identity was being used for criminal purposes when Centrelink and Vic Roads contacted her.
Police described the car thief as approximately 35-45 years old, with long brown hair with dyed blonde streaks or extensions.
Shocked car dealer Steven said he had no reason not to believe the scammer as all her documents seemed in order
The fraudster used the identity of a real woman to arrange financing of the $42,000 Volkswagen Golf (pictured) through the Bundoora car yard in Melbourne’s northeast
She was of slim to medium build, wore black high heels, a black dress or skirt, a black top, and a black overcoat with a fur-lined hood.
According to the latest statistics, 159,600 Australians will have experienced identity fraud by 2022, while 509,500 have been impersonated online by someone.
More than 1.7 million Australians have experienced card fraud.
Anyone with information is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or submit a confidential report online.