Campaign ManagerWe all know that it is never wise to judge a book by its cover, but sometimes the cover is all that we see. Hence, it gets tricky to not judge someone by their looks. We have all met someone or the other who did not turn out to be so, based on our first impression. When we encounter a person who is garbed in fine jewelry and designer clothes, it is fairly easy to assume what kind of person they are. However, they can sometimes surprise, just like this college student right here…
First Impression
Meet Christine. If you meet her, you could quickly guess what type of person she is. People had a lot of opinions and had a lot to say about Christine’s lifestyle. She could not blame them because of the way she presented herself. However, there was a deep dark criminal secret that she was keeping from others and this ended up becoming an obstacle in her life…
If you saw her, you would definitely be with this train of people who thought Christine was a materialistic classmate. And to be honest, she did seem to be that way. She would often attend her classes, putting on her Christian Louboutin heels, carrying the top notch designer handbags, and she even used a Moschino case on her smartphone. The Hermes Birkin bag she bought was retailed at $1,500.
A Secret!
For a college kid to be able to pay for her tuition fees and still manage to buy herself all of the luxury goods, it was clear that Christine’s family had a lot in the bank. She must have received a hefty allowance because one time, she went inside a Christian Dior shop in Sydney, spending more than $220,000 there. As you may have guessed, she really did have a secret!
She was spending an insane amount on all these clothes and bags that it would make people who came from humble beginnings in her college, uncomfortable. She was getting a lot of support from her parents back home but they clearly were not sending her hundreds of thousands to throw away on high priced accessories and clothing. There was something wrong.
How Can She Afford?
Within a span of around 11 months, Christine Jiaxin Lee had indulged herself with a multimillion-dollar spending spree. The amount that she spent was no joke and she enjoyed every minute of this lavish lifestyle. She bought herself several Hermes, Chanel, and Dior products that she could find. She was a bit of a brand freak who took anything with a designer’s name on it.
So all that she had spent was actually not her money nor was it her parents’ money. She had been blindly treating herself like a princess with money that never belonged to her in the first place. What actually took place was that Christine’s bank had by chance given her a bit of an extension on their overdraft limit which was in a way, limitless.
Not Going To Be Happy
When the bank came to know about the error, they were quick to try and fix the issue. They reached out to Christine and immediately started interrogating her with what she had done with all the money. One of the senior managers who worked at the bank made a call to Ms. Lee demanding to know what she bought with all the millions. He was in for a huge surprise…
When they called her up, Christine absolutely refused to talk to the bank. She knew she was doing something wrong so she did not want to speak to the managers of the bank who wanted to know about her spending. As soon as she realized that the jig was up, she tried her hardest to quickly get back to her hometown of Malaysia.
Authentically Seized
Even before she could do anything or attempt another escape, Christine had been caught. She was stopped by the police after just a few days. After doing an excessive amount of spending with someone else’s money, Christine was arrested in the May of 2015 at Sydney’s Kingsford Smith Airport. She was caught as she tried to board a flight to Malaysia.
The police did all that they could to hopefully get to the bottom of all this mess. She had spent loads of money all those months and they were about to get the shock of their lives from this college undergrad. While she was kept in the custody of the police, she was questioned and interrogated by the investigating officers. During this time, the police also went to Christine’s home.
Retrieving Some
The story somehow reached the media airwaves. So there was bound to be multiple variations of this crime that this college student had knowingly or unknowingly committed. All that they could do now was to accept the fact that this was a “big, fat banking error.” In the end, they were able to save a few million that the criminal had stolen.
