A woman has been charged in Sydney over an airline ticket scheme which saw hundreds of overseas students allegedly defrauded of more than $360,000.
Police say the 24-year-old was arrested in Petersham on Wednesday afternoon and is scheduled to appear in court on February 3 charged with dishonestly obtain financial advantage by deception.
Detectives began investigating after receiving several complaints from across Sydney about the alleged fraudulent selling of airline tickets via a social media website targeting overseas students.
Around 240 people were affected, with the value of the tickets involved estimated at over $360,000.
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