Tweet Facebook Mail An allegedly prolific conwoman accused of scamming almost 100 people on Facebook Marketplace has been arrested again in Melbourne. Alana Petridis is accused of selling designer clothes and luxury items, only to never deliver them - leaving shoppers thousands of dollars out of pocket. Petridis sported a high-end Balenciaga hoodie as she was marched by police out of a Donvale home this morning.
READ MORE: NSW girl opens lunchbox to make terrifying discovery An allegedly prolific conwoman accused of scamming almost 100 people on Facebook Marketplace has been arrested again in Melbourne. (Nine) She remained silent when confronted by 9News and bowed her head when asked why she had been arrested. Petridis is accused of fleecing more than 90 victims from around the country by selling designer clothes on Facebook Marketplace that never existed.
The 38-year-old was already on bail and was living with her parents while she waited to appeal her sentence for similar alleged offences. Petridis allegedly used multiple aliases to advertise luxury items on buy, swap and sell pages, and conned customers out of tens of thousands of dollars. She has accumulated 233 charges and been bailed 11 times.
READ MORE: Woman charged with assaulting Thorpe It is alleged the proceeds from her scams were intended to feed drug debts and a gambling addiction. (Nine) It is alleged the proceeds from her scams were intended to feed drug debts and a gambling addiction. Under her strict b.