A woman from Cootamundra has been arrested and charged over two fraud offences committed by placing an online advertisement selling French Bulldog Puppies last month.
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Yesterday, (Thursday, July 9), police from Cootamundra received a call from two separate victims claiming they had deposited an amount of money into the seller’s bank account to purchase puppies but had not received the puppies.
The puppies were for sale between $4000 and $5500.
Local Police made a number of enquires and at about 4:10pm yesterday, a 25-year-old Cootamundra woman was arrested and taken back to Cootamundra Police Station.
The police investigation revealed that there were no puppies for sale and the woman had used the funds to purchase a second-hand car.
In total, it will be alleged the woman fraudulently obtained $9500.
The vehicle that was purchased has been seized by Police and the woman charged with two Counts of Obtain Financial Advantage by Deception and Deal with property suspected proceeds of crime.
The woman was granted conditional bail to appear at Cootamundra Local Court on Monday, August, 3.
Police from Cootamundra would like to remind the community to be aware and cautious when purchasing things through the internet.
