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Fraudster Matthew Waij conned family out of super, spent money on Kmart and Gucci spree, strippers – NEWS.com.au
Fraudster Matthew Waij conned family out of super, spent money on Kmart and Gucci spree, strippers
A Victorian fraudster who posed as a stock broker and financial Adviser scammed family members and friends out of more than $2.7m and splashed the cash at Kmart, Gucci and strip clubs. Matthew Waij, also known as Matthew Way, pleaded guilty to more than a dozen charges of financial advantage by deception and other offences in the County Court of Victoria on Wednesday.
The 38-year-old also defrauded acquaintances in the scam that ran between 2006 and 2017.
One of Waij’s victims was his mother’s partner…
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