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Woman in $620k ‘cash for demerit’ scam: cops

A Queensland woman has been charged with fraud after allegedly taking on 1,266 traffic fines worth $620,000 in other people's names in exchange for cash.

A woman is alleged to have taken more than 1000 points on her licence in an elaborate “cash for demerits” scheme – allowing hundreds to avoid driving bans.

The Long Sip
What happened

A 27-year-old Woodridge woman has been charged with fraud after allegedly running a cash-for-demerits scheme advertised on social media for four years.

The detail

Police allege she accumulated 1,150 demerit points and $620,000 worth of fines in her name, allowing hundreds of drivers to avoid licence suspensions.

What it means

Police warn that anyone who used the scheme can expect to be identified and prosecuted, as the arrangement put other road users at risk.

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What readers are saying

Jenso
The police claim this went on for four years until June this year. That is a massive amount of time for over a thousand notices to be processed without the system flagging a single name for an immediate ban.
CountryBeryl
The fraud charge suggests she may have misled the department about who was actually driving. It will be interesting to see if those who paid her also face prosecution for providing false information on their fine transfers.

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