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Community detention for Trade Me frauds

By Court Reporter
Whanganui Chronicle·
9 Apr, 2014 06:21 PMQuick Read

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Melissa McGrath pleaded guilty to three charges of fraud in Whanganui District Court and this week and was convicted and sentenced to four months' community detention.

She will have a curfew from 7pm to 7am which will start tomorrow .

Judge David Cameron handed down six-months supervision as well where the 37-year old would have to attend counselling as directed by her probation officer.

McGrath must also pay reparation of $895, $350 and $114.99.

On April 22 last year McGrath listed an iPhone on Trade Me. The buyer paid her $300 but did not receive the phone.

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On April 24 McGrath advertised an iPhone 5 for which she received $895. McGrath sent the buyer a parcel that contained an iPhone box, but the box was empty.

The last charge was that on October 24 McGrath contacted the Television Shop and gave a credit card number for $114.99 of one of the people she had defrauded on Trade Me.

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