There are further developments today in the bizarre case of Christine Jia Xin Lee, the Sydney student who was granted an accidental $4.6 million overdraft by Westpac, and blew it all on bags, shoes and other swag.
Via an affidavit, Fairfax Media obtained a transcript of a call, made to the student by a senior Westpac investigator last April, asking why she had overdrawn her account so spectacularly.
Her answer: she thought her rich mum and dad in Malaysia were dropping the funds into her account. When asked how the hell this was even possible, she said: “My parents give me lots of money.”
Having just $4000 cash left at the time of the phone call, she told the bank:
“I bought clothes, shoes, lots of handbags … They are in my unit at Rhodes. My mother is coming over to visit me in June and will give the bank a cheque. I have [told my parents about it] and they are not very happy with me.”
Lee was arrested earlier this month while attempting to leave the country and charged with dishonestly obtaining financial advantage by deception and knowingly dealing with the proceeds of a crime.
A magistrate has said the charges will be difficult to prove, as Westpac provided her with the credit; Westpac say that Lee signed terms and conditions saying she wouldn’t overdraw her account, and breached this with her spending spree.
Source: Fairfax.
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