Accused rental property scammer arrested after avoiding authorities for decade
A man accused of stealing money from innocent people seeking rental properties online has been caught after a decade-long search for him.
A scammer who spent more than a decade evading police has been arrested in Melbourne’s southeast suburbs.
Following an extensive investigation, police attended a home in Caulfield on March 31 where the 38-year-old, who had been wanted on several warrants since 2011, was arrested.
It is alleged the man scammed people who had posted online seeking rental properties, after which he’d collect what they thought were bond and rental payments before cutting off contact.
The man, of no fixed address himself, is accused of committing fraud across eight incidents in Victoria between 2011 and 2022.
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The man was charged with several counts of obtaining property by deception and obtaining a financial advantage by deception in relation to the eight incidents.
He has also been charged with resisting arrest.
The 38-year-old has been remanded and is due to face Melbourne Magistrates’ Court on Thursday, April 20.
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