Fraud investigations dating back to 2019 have led to the arrest of a Berrinba man, 31.
The man has been charged with 140 fraud offences that were allegedly committed in 2019 and 2020 in Gympie and on the Gold Coast.
Police allege the man fraudulently obtained $78,000 in loans and attempted to fraudulently obtain $380,000 in loans using the stolen identities of multiple people he knew.
“… causing significant financial harm to the victims,” a police statement read.
“During these offences, the man allegedly impersonated individuals to obtain loans and fraudulently create bank accounts in their names.”
The man was arrested on 22 January.
He was charged with 140 offences, including fraud, attempted fraud, money laundering, personation in general – falsely represent self to be a person living/ dead/real/fictitious and forgery.
He is due to appear in court in March.