Man, 28, is arrested over elaborate cyber scam that saw a Real House Wives of Sydney star conned out of $500,000 while buying a $10million mansion

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A man has been arrested and charged for allegedly scamming Real House Wives of Sydney star Krissy Marsh.  

Ms Marsh, 48, was targeted by online hackers while putting down a property settlement for a $10 million beachfront home in Noosa, Queensland in August. 

Pretending to be from law firm Mills Oakley, the hackers allegedly tricked the mother-of-three into transferring more than $500,000 as part of the property settlement. 

A 28-year-old man, who was arrested in Hillsdale in Sydney's east on Friday, allegedly helped in the scam by moving the money, according to The Daily Telegraph.   

Real House Wives of Sydney star Krissy Marsh (pictured) was reportedly conned out of $500,000 in August from an intricate online scam. A 28-year-old man who allegedly helped move the move the money was arrested in Hillsdale in Sydney's east on Friday

Real House Wives of Sydney star Krissy Marsh was reportedly conned out of $500,000 in August from an intricate online scam. A 28-year-old man who allegedly helped move the move the money was arrested in Hillsdale in Sydney's east on Friday

Police allege the man received money in his bank account and was instructed to buy a gold bullion with the funds, which he allegedly complied with.  

He allegedly gave the gold bullion to another person, who is yet to be charged.  

The 28-year-old was charged with knowingly deal with proceeds of crime and make false statement in a statutory declaration and will appear in court on October 28. 

The 'property princess' was targeted by online hackers while buying a $10 million beachfront home in Noosa, Queensland in August

 The 'property princess' was targeted by online hackers while buying a $10 million beachfront home in Noosa, Queensland in August

The arrest comes after news of the scam targeting Ms Marsh broke in August.    

The former real estate agent starred on the Real Housewives of Sydney and is married to property developer John Marsh. They have three children - Billy, Nicco and Milana.

She is currently living in her home in the exclusive Sydney suburb of Dover Heights, which she listed for sale for $8million in 2017 but never sold. 

Ms Marsh bought the $10 million mansion in Noosa in April but is unable to visit due to Queensland's closed border.

The former real estate agent starred on the Real Housewives of Sydney and is married to property developer John Marsh. They have three children - Billy, Nicco and Milana

The former real estate agent starred on the Real Housewives of Sydney and is married to property developer John Marsh. They have three children - Billy, Nicco and Milana

While it was reported that Ms Marsh was swindled out of $550,000 in August, she is yet to confirm this figure. 

In these scams, funds are often transferred to offshore accounts, which makes them very difficult to get back.   

Former Balmain and NSW rugby league legend Ben Elias fell victim to a similar scam in July. 

Hackers impersonated his 'lawyer' and asked for a settlement of $860,000 for a multimillion-dollar parcel of land he bought in western Sydney, which he agreed to.

Elias realised he had been scammed when he called his lawyer to confirm he had received the money but his lawyer didn't know what he was talking about.  

In July, former Balmain and NSW rugby league legend Ben Elias was scammed after hackers impersonated his 'lawyer' asking for a settlement of $860,000 for a multimillion-dollar parcel of land he bought in Western Sydney

In July, former Balmain and NSW rugby league legend Ben Elias was scammed after hackers impersonated his 'lawyer' asking for a settlement of $860,000 for a multimillion-dollar parcel of land he bought in Western Sydney

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