A Gladstone Park woman and a Broadmeadows man have been charged over an alleged Facebook Marketplace scam.
Police allege the 21-year-old woman organised to meet an unsuspecting victim, who was selling a high-end designer handbag online
The handbag was worth thousands of dollars.
Officers have been told that during the meeting, the female buyer allegedly inspected the item before a man approached, assaulted and robbed her of the handbag before fleeing.
Police allege the female buyer and the man are known to each other and staged the robbery.
According to police, it’s alleged the pair then sold the items, splitting the profit.
Police said the woman has been charged with perjury, theft and handling stolen goods.
Police said the man was charged with theft, handling stolen goods and obtaining property by deception.
The pair have been bailed to appear before Broadmeadows Magistrates’ Court on October 9.
