{"id":530614,"date":"2026-07-17T12:04:11","date_gmt":"2026-07-17T12:04:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/530614\/"},"modified":"2026-07-17T12:04:11","modified_gmt":"2026-07-17T12:04:11","slug":"hamilton-woman-arrested-after-alleged-100k-online-marketplace-scam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/530614\/","title":{"rendered":"Hamilton woman arrested after alleged $100k online marketplace scam"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"uXGlmRGscvPe\" style=\"display:none\">The woman appeared in Hamilton District Court today, facing seven charges of using a forged document, one charge of theft and one charge of taking\/obtaining\/using a document for pecuniary advantage.<\/p>\n<p><img  alt=\"Police say the two-month scam involved fake bank transfers for 'high-value items'. Photo \/ 123rf\" class=\"article-media__image responsively-lazy\" data-test-ui=\"article-media__image\"\/>Police say the two-month scam involved fake bank transfers for &#8216;high-value items&#8217;. Photo \/ 123rf<\/p>\n<p class=\"uXGlmRGscvPe\" style=\"display:none\">She has been remanded on bail and is due to reappear on July 31.<\/p>\n<p class=\"uXGlmRGscvPe\" style=\"display:none\">Oliver said the case was  a reminder for marketplace sellers to ensure they took  the right steps to avoid scams and keep themselves safe.<\/p>\n<p class=\"uXGlmRGscvPe\" style=\"display:none\">\u201cWhen you\u2019re selling, never trust a screenshot anyone shows or sends you that says a payment has been made. Check your own bank account to make sure payment has gone through.<\/p>\n<p class=\"uXGlmRGscvPe\" style=\"display:none\">\u201cAlternatively, it is best for all parties to agree to pay, or be paid, for items in cash and in-person. Ideally in a public place with CCTV coverage.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"uXGlmRGscvPe\" style=\"display:none\">Anyone who believes they have been a victim of a scam is advised to report it to police.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The woman appeared in Hamilton District Court today, facing seven charges of using a forged document, one charge&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":530615,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[23562,114305,74,1554,7818,11924,1558,5098,213930,6288,42,151788,19474,6214,43,1642,1461,18434,40,38,41,39,1354,19985],"class_list":["post-530614","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-headlines","tag-23562","tag-100k","tag-after","tag-alleged","tag-allegedly","tag-arrested","tag-been","tag-buying","tag-fraudulently","tag-hamilton","tag-headlines","tag-highvalue","tag-items","tag-marketplace","tag-news","tag-online","tag-scam","tag-scams","tag-top-news","tag-top-stories","tag-topnews","tag-topstories","tag-woman","tag-worth"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/530614","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=530614"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/530614\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/530615"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=530614"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=530614"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=530614"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}