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Vic woman charged over $95k uni scam

A Melbourne woman has been charged after allegedly pocketing $95,000 from aspiring university students.

A Melbourne woman has been charged after she allegedly scammed almost $95,000 from aspiring university students.

The 47-year-old Frankston woman was charged on March 9 after accepting the money from at least six hopeful students who thought they were paying tuition fees to an education consultancy agency, Victoria Policesaid on Monday.

The woman will appear in Frankston Magistrates Court on Friday charged with obtaining property by deception.


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