NSW Police have charged a man following an investigation into the alleged fraud of two elderly women of almost $20,000.
In October 2021, detectives from Bankstown Police Area Command commenced an investigation following reports an 80-year-old Revesby woman had been defrauded.
In February 2022, a 74-year-old Strathfield woman also reported being defrauded.
“It will be alleged in court that a man posed as an employee of a financial institution and called the women, telling them their accounts had been hacked. He then allegedly attended their homes before taking cash from them,” NSW Police said in a statement.
Officers attached to Auburn Police Area Command – with assistance from Bankstown Detectives – executed a search warrant at a home in Greenacre about 7am yesterday.
A 46-year-old man was arrested and taken to Auburn Police Station, where he was charged with two counts of dishonestly obtain property by deception and two counts of recklessly deal with proceeds of crime (greater than $5,000).
Police strongly encourage the community to report any potential scams to their local police station, or to the ACCC via SCAMWATCH report a scam page www.scamwatch.gov.au or by calling 1300 795 995.
