Sydney man charged after allegedly obtaining $60k from ‘elaborate’ rental scam 2023.11.17……【Press】【Australia】Scott Maxwell Jeffries allegedly stole money from prospective tenants
He used social media to request people pay him a bond for properties
The 35-year-old was told he was “very fortunate” to be granted bail
➤【澳大利亚】悉尼男子因涉嫌“精心策划”的租赁骗局骗取6万澳元而被指控
警方指控斯科特·麦克斯韦·杰弗里斯（Jeffries）实施了一场“精心设计的”租赁骗局，他会在社交媒体上宣传房产，并要求潜在租户向他支付押金。
这名 35 岁的男子今天早上通过视频连线出现在帕拉马塔地方法院，并获得保释，条件是他每天向警方报到并继续居住在罗德岛的地址。“杰弗里斯先生，你非常幸运能够获得保释。如果你犯下任何进一步的罪行或违反保释条件，我将不会再次批准你保释，”地方法官彼得·费瑟告诉他。
杰弗里斯 先生被指控犯有 34 项罪行，包括通过欺骗获取经济利益、处理犯罪所得以及使用虚假身份。
涉嫌犯罪行为涉及利物浦、温特沃斯维尔、奥本、帕拉马塔和邦迪的房产，这些房产于 2022 年 2 月至 2023 年 10 月期间在社交媒体上发布广告。
法院还获悉，杰弗里斯先生此前曾在 2015 年至 2020 年期间因多项涉及通过欺骗手段获取财产的罪行被定罪。
他的律师承认，如果他目前的指控被定罪，他很可能会面临监禁。
杰弗里斯先生昨天在西悉尼郊区梅里兰兹的一家企业外被捕。
警方公布了杰弗里斯先生在街上被戴上手铐并被带走的画面。
周四，警方还搜查了罗德岛的一处住宅，并没收了一些设备和文件进行法医检查。

Sydney man charged after allegedly obtaining $60k from ‘elaborate’ rental scam
Posted Fri 17 Nov 2023 at 9:35am, updated Tue 21 Nov 2023 at 7:48am

Scott Maxwell Jeffries, right and face blurred, arrested over Western Sydney rental scheme by NSW police officer who stands left
Scott Maxwell Jeffries, 35, was arrested by police in Merrylands.(Supplied: NSW Police Force)

Key points:
Scott Maxwell Jeffries allegedly stole money from prospective tenants
He used social media to request people pay him a bond for properties
The 35-year-old was told he was “very fortunate” to be granted bail

A man has faced court after allegedly scamming would-be renters out of more than $60,000 over social media.

Police allege Scott Maxwell Jeffries ran an “elaborate” rental scam where he would advertise properties on social media and ask potential tenants to pay him a bond.

The 35-year-old appeared via video link in the Parramatta Local Court this morning and was granted bail under the condition he reports to police daily and continues to reside at his address in Rhodes.

“Mr Jeffries you’re very fortunate to secure bail. If you commit any further offences or breach your bail conditions, I won’t be granting you bail again,” Magistrate Peter Feather told him.

Mr Jeffries was charged with 34 offences, including obtaining a financial advantage by deception, dealing with the proceeds of crime, and using a fake identity.

The alleged offences involved properties in Liverpool, Wentworthville, Auburn, Parramatta and Bondi, which were advertised on social media between February 2022 and October 2023.

The court also heard Mr Jeffries had previously been convicted of a number of offences involving obtaining property by deception between 2015 and 2020.

His lawyer conceded that it was likely that if he was convicted of the current charges, he would face a term of imprisonment.

Mr Jeffries was arrested outside a business in the Western Sydney suburb of Merrylands yesterday.

Police released vision of Mr Jeffries being handcuffed on the street and driven away.

Officers also searched a home in Rhodes on Thursday where they seized a number of devices and documents for forensic examination.