Woman charged after allegedly posing as Adelaide Hills fire victim to get donations
A woman has been charged after she allegedly claimed to be a victim of the Cudlee Creek fire to obtain donations.
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An accused fraudster has been charged over claims she posed as an Adelaide Hills fire victim.
Police said the woman, 39, of Murray Bridge, had “falsely claimed” to be a Cudlee Creek bushfire victim to obtain $300 in donations from an Adelaide Hills church.
She is also accused of trying to deceive Murray Bridge shops that she was a fire victim.
The unnamed woman was arrested last Friday and charged with deception.
She was bailed to appear in the Murray Bridge Magistrates Court in February.