Police are reminding residents to never transfer money to a person they don’t know after a Westmead local was scammed recently.
About 2.50pm on Sunday, July 18, a Westmead resident was engaging in conversation with an online social media group when a member of the group requested some assistance transferring money overseas to a family member.
It was arranged that the unknown person would transfer a large amount of money to the resident’s bank account in Australian currency and he would in turn convert the currency and send it overseas to the listed bank account.
The resident proceeded to send the converted currency to the nominated bank account but never received the money from the unknown person, realising he had been scammed.
Police urge residents to be mindful when making such arrangements and to not trust people with their money if they don’t know them.
Troy Dodds is Parra News' Managing Editor and Breaking News Reporter. He has more than 20 years experience as a journalist, working with some of Australia’s leading media organisations. In 2023, he was named Editor of the Year at the Mumbrella Publish Awards.