After spending millions and millions on designer clothes and bags, the Malaysian student who was accidentally given an overdraft of A$4.6mil (RM13.8mil) had a simple explanation: she thought the money came from her “wealthy parents”.
In an affidavit obtained by Fairfax Media, Christine Jiaxin Lee said that she believed her wealthy Malaysian parents were banking money into her Westpac account, reported The Sydney Morning Herald.
“I bought clothes, shoes, lots of handbags….they are in my unit at Rhodes,” she told Westpac’s senior manager of group investigations, Matt Tregoning, during a phone call.
The 21-year-old also said her parents are unhappy with her.
“My mother is coming over to visit me in June and will give the bank a cheque,” she said. “I have (told my parents about it) and they are not very happy with me.”
When pressed further, she admitted she had only A$4,000 (RM11,700) left in her bank account.
Early May, Christine’s extravagant lifestyle came to light after she was arrested at the Sydney Airport when she tried to board a plane back to Malaysia.
