Kasey Alice Mooy forged bank transactions to buy cars

A teenage stablehand who defrauded marketplace car sellers of two cars had to rush to police for help after she was threatened online for her dodgy deals.

A 19-year-old former Baringa childcare worker ran to police for help after she started to receive threats on Facebook after she defrauded would-be car sellers of thousands of dollars.

Kasey Alice Mooy, 19, escaped a conviction after she defrauded more than $22,000 through her dodgy Facebook marketplace deals.

Caloundra Magistrates Court was told the Sydney-born stablehand had forged two bank transactions of $12,000 and $5100 to two people between September 22-24, 2021.

On her second transaction for a Holden Rodeo Mooy had given the seller $2000 in cash and said she had transferred the balance, according to police prosecutor Stu Lydford.

Kasey Alice Mooy.

Sergeant Lydford said Mooy onsold the Rodeo on Facebook for $5500.

The court heard Mooy’s scam unravelled when she told police she had received threatening messages from sellers demanding their cars back.

Mooy’s half-baked plan was reported to police on September 30 from the second seller as well.

Defence lawyer Chelsea Emery told the court Mooy had moved back to Sydney since being charged and denied it was a well-thought-out scheme.

The court was told Mooy had used her own name, met the sellers at her own home and was “trolled” on Facebook because of her deception.

Ms Emery said the 19-year-old had been in a financial bind at the time and even had her licence plastered all over Facebook community groups.

Magistrate Katherine Benson was told Mooy had returned the vehicles and refunded the money so the sellers were not out of pocket.

Mooy pleaded guilty to two counts of forging a document with intent to defraud, two of fraud and two of uttering a forged document, and was fined $2500.

No convictions were recorded.