A 23 years old Aussie woman Sarah Jane Cochrane-Ramsey was employed by some Nigerians as an "agent" in March 2010 but was unaware they were scam artists, the Brisbane District Court heard today.
Her job was to provide an Australian bank account through which they could funnel any payments they received through their dodgy account on a popular car sales website. Cochrane-Ramsey was to keep eight per cent of all money paid into her account and forward the rest to the Nigerian scammers.
However, the court heard that the Brisbane based Aussie women kept the two payments she received - totalling $33,350 and spent most of it on herself. The car buyers who were ripped off reported the matter to police, who traced the account to Cochrane-Ramsey.
Police inquiries found her employers were based in Nigeria but had been using a web server in New York to run their dodgy car sales listings. Cochrane-Ramsey pleaded guilty to one count of aggravated fraud on Thursday.
Judge Terry Martin described her as having a "dishonest bent" after hearing she had a history of stealing and property offences.
He adjourned the sentence to allow her time to provide further details of money she claimed was in a bank account that would allow her to make some repayments. Cochrane-Ramsey will be sentenced next month.
Posted: at 23-02-2012 10:16 PM (13 years ago) | Gistmaniac
A 23 years old Aussie woman Sarah Jane Cochrane-Ramsey was employed by some Nigerians as an "agent" in March 2010 but was unaware they were scam artists, the Brisbane District Court heard today.
Her job was to provide an Australian bank account through which they could funnel any payments they received through their dodgy account on a popular car sales website. Cochrane-Ramsey was to keep eight per cent of all money paid into her account and forward the rest to the Nigerian scammers.
However, the court heard that the Brisbane based Aussie women kept the two payments she received - totalling $33,350 and spent most of it on herself. The car buyers who were ripped off reported the matter to police, who traced the account to Cochrane-Ramsey.
Police inquiries found her employers were based in Nigeria but had been using a web server in New York to run their dodgy car sales listings. Cochrane-Ramsey pleaded guilty to one count of aggravated fraud on Thursday.
Judge Terry Martin described her as having a "dishonest bent" after hearing she had a history of stealing and property offences.
He adjourned the sentence to allow her time to provide further details of money she claimed was in a bank account that would allow her to make some repayments. Cochrane-Ramsey will be sentenced next month.
Posted: at 24-02-2012 12:08 AM (13 years ago) | Gistmaniac
nametalkam at 24-02-2012 07:00 AM (13 years ago) (m)
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Posted: at 24-02-2012 07:00 AM (13 years ago) | Addicted Hero
johehizogie at 24-02-2012 07:16 AM (13 years ago) (m)
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Posted: at 24-02-2012 07:16 AM (13 years ago) | Upcoming
nellykelly008 at 24-02-2012 08:49 AM (13 years ago) (m)
Quote from: johehizogie on 24-02-2012 07:16 AM
poster where you get dis story from cos i dey here and nu anything like dis...cos dem nu show for tv now, dis suppose to be headline every minute here ooo..which site?
kingpago at 24-02-2012 09:25 AM (13 years ago) (m)
see this white girl.....she won chop naija men,Such things will not come on thier news,but if it was the Naija guys won chop the maga.all thier Tv stations is puplish the news.
Posted: at 24-02-2012 09:25 AM (13 years ago) | Upcoming
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