Woman Charged in Relation to Rental Scam Investigation

The woman, age 43 of West Bay, who was arrested in 2024, following multiple reports of persons falling victim to a property rental scam, has now been formally charged with ten counts of Obtaining Property by Deception involving multiple victims.

She will appear in court on 10 June, 2025.

It was previously reported by the RCIPS that a 42-year-old-woman of West Bay had been arrested by the police on Saturday 13 January, following reports of obtaining property by deception.

A rental ad was placed on a local advertising website stating that a residential property was for rent in the Prospect area of George Town.  The complainant stated that they contacted the seller and that payments were made to secure the property, after which they were no longer able to contact the seller. They also stated that following this happening they found that the property had been relisted for rent on the local website, which led them to believe that they had been scammed.