Student spends $4.6m mistakenly given by bank in Australia, gets arrested while fleeing
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SYDNEY — Malaysia national Christine Jiaxin Lee, 21, has been arrested for spending millions of Australian dollars that were mistakenly given to her by her bank in Australia four years ago. Lee, a chemical engineering student in Sydney, was only 17 when the Westpac Bank accidently gave her an overdraft limit amounting to A$4.6 million. She kept the mistake to herself and spent A$3.3 million on handbags and other luxury items, as well as making cash transfers, in less than a year. She also rented a penthouse apartment with Sydney Harbour Bridge views in Rhodes, for A$3120 a month. Lee planned her exit strategy when police tried to contact her about the money. She somehow obtained an emergency Malaysian passport in order to allegedly sneak out of the country.
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