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EXPLAINED: Melbourne woman sentenced to time served for brazen identity theft bank scam - The Real Truth

The court heard Kristel Galvin-Samie was 'utterly sorry' for the pain she caused her victims. (Facebook)

A Melbourne woman who used wigs and sunglasses to hoodwink some of Australia's biggest banks into giving her more than $260,000 belonging to other customers has walked free from court, in a case likened to a "film script".

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