A fourth person has been charged as part of an investigation into an alleged $3.75 million international card-skimming scheme carried out across Sydney.
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Police said in a statement on Friday they arrested a 26-year-old woman in the suburb of Rockdale on Thursday and charged her with 133 offences.
Offences included participation in a criminal group, dealing with property suspected of being the proceeds of crime and 131 charges of dealing with identity information to commit an indictable offence.
The alleged gang member was refused bail to appear at Parramatta Local Court on Friday.
Police believe the woman was part of a transnational organised crime network operating from Romania involved in alleged card skimming across Sydney.
The arrest comes after two men and a woman were charged in August in relation to the alleged scheme. They remain before the courts .
"Our detectives are unrelenting in their pursuit of scammers, but we want to remind people to stay hyper-aware of scams this Christmas," Detective Superintendent Gordon Arbinja said.
"More people will be spending money, expecting deliveries and using ATMs over the next few weeks; so just remember if something looks suspicious, or sounds too good to be true - it probably is."
Australian Associated Press
