Woman and guest flee hotel after racking up unpaid bill with fraudulent credit card

A woman has fled a popular Queensland hotel after booking a room with a fraudulent credit card and racking up a large unpaid bill. See the photos.

Cairns hotel targeted in fraudulent stay scheme. Picture: QPS.

A woman has fled a Far North Queensland hotel after booking a room with a fraudulent credit card and racking up a large unpaid bill.

The woman, captured on CCTV on January 23, had booked a room at a hotel on Abbott Street, in Cairn using a credit card to fraudulently to pay for several nights.

She also had a number of people staying with her who also charged multiple expenses to her room before staff became aware of the fraudulent transaction.

Do you recognise this person? Reference QP2500148978. Picture: QPS.

Senior Constable Heidi Marek said the woman fled when staff became aware and all bills were left unpaid.

“The woman had other people staying with her and booked multiple charges to her room that were left unpaid,” she said.

Now detectives from the Cairns Criminal Investigation Branch (CIB) are seeking public assistance in connection with the investigation.

“Following a series of fraudulent transactions last month, CIB are seeking public assistance in relation to a stealing investigation,” Constable Marek said.

Do you recognise this person? Reference QP2500148978. Picture: QPS.

Do you recognise this person? Reference QP2500148978. Picture: QPS.

The CIB is also looking into several additional fraudulent card transactions at local businesses around Cairns and the Tablelands, which took place between January 13 and January 24.

Anyone with information regarding the woman’s identity or the fraudulent transactions is urged to contact Cairns police or Crime Stoppers.

Police have asked the public if you can identify anyone in the images, please contact Policelink and provide the crime report number, QP2500148978.

If you have information for police, contact Policelink by providing information using the online suspicious activity form 24hrs per day at www.police.qld.gov.au/reporting

Report crime information anonymously via Crime Stoppers.

Call 1800 333 000 or report online at www.crimestoppersqld.com.au.

Originally published as Woman and guest flee hotel after racking up unpaid bill with fraudulent credit card