A woman has been charged with running an alleged wedding dress business scam on dozens of unsuspecting brides in Queensland.
A Cairns woman allegedly gave her custom wedding dress to a bridal company in September 2022 for dry cleaning, before spotting it had been sold to another person on social media.
Queensland Police launched a probe in July 2023 and later raided properties in Edmonton, Cairns North and Smithfield, seizing electronic devices, documents and replica wedding gowns.
Another 69 alleged victims from across Queensland came forward to police with similar complaints from January 2019 to July 2023 during the six-month operation.
It culminated in the arrest of a 53-year-old Beaudesert woman at a Cryna Rd home on Tuesday.
She has been charged with 70 counts of fraud and will face Cairns Magistrates Court in late January.
Detective Acting Senior Sergeant Matt Hogan said detectives had worked tirelessly with the 70 alleged victims and encouraged any others to come forward.
"There may be more victims yet to contact police," he said on Thursday.
"If you have any information about suspected fraudulent businesses, please report it to Policelink."
