A 23 years old Aussie woman Sarah Jane Cochrane-Ramsey was
employed by some Nigerians as an "agent" in March 2010 but was
unaware they were scam artists, the Brisbane District Court heard today.
Her job was to provide an Australian bank account through
which they could funnel any payments they received through their dodgy account
on a popular car sales website. Cochrane-Ramsey was to keep eight per cent of
all money paid into her account and forward the rest to the Nigerian scammers.
However, the court heard that the Brisbane based Aussie
women kept the two payments she received - totalling $33,350 and spent most of it on herself. The car
buyers who were ripped off reported the matter to police, who traced the
account to Cochrane-Ramsey.
Police inquiries found her employers were based in Nigeria
but had been using a web server in New York to run their dodgy car sales
listings. Cochrane-Ramsey pleaded guilty to one count of aggravated fraud on
Thursday.
Judge Terry Martin described her as having a "dishonest
bent" after hearing she had a history of stealing and property offences.
He adjourned the sentence to allow her time to provide
further details of money she claimed was in a bank account that would allow her
to make some repayments. Cochrane-Ramsey will be sentenced next month.
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