A 21-year-old woman who was apprehended at Sydney Airport trying to
flee the country allegedly spent millions on handbags and luxury goods
after $4.6 million was mistakenly transferred into her bank account four
years ago.
Christine Jiaxin Lee was mistakenly transferred the money into her
Westpac bank account as an overdraft four years ago when she was just
17, Daily Mail reports.
The chemical engineering student, who was attempting to flee to
Malaysia when she was picked up by Australian Federal Police at Sydney
Airport on Wednesday night, still allegedly owes $3.3 million to her
bank.
She allegedly purchased ‘luxury items’ while taking advantage of the mistakenly extended overdraft.
Court documents revealed she is alleged to have committed the
offences on multiple occasions between July 2014 and March 2015. It is
alleged she failed to notify the bank that she was not entitled to the
money.
The court heard she knew police were attempting to make contact with
her and she obtained an emergency Malaysian passport in order to leave
the country.
The woman, who has lived in Australia for five years, lives with her boyfriend at Rhodes in Sydney’s north-west.
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