A rapper has been imprisoned after spending over $750,000 AUD ($505,000 USD) on a wild shopping spree after the money accidentally landed in his account.
As reported by Daily Mail, on Monday (December 12) Abdel Ghadia, 24, was sentenced to 18 months behind bars at Sydney's Burwood Local Court in Australia.
It comes after Ghadia's bank account was mistakenly blessed by a couple who entered the wrong bank account details and inadvertently wired him $759,314 AUD ($511,000 USD).
The aspiring musician - also known as 'Slimmy' on YouTube - spent a tremendous amount of their housing deposit on bars of gold bullion, make-up, clothes, and foreign exchange.
According to the outlet, Ghadia first appeared in court on November 2 and pleaded guilty to two counts of dealing with the proceeds of crime.
The hopeful rapper thought that he was lucky when he woke up one day and saw the additional amount in his bank account. Rather than checking where it had come from, or returning it, he decided to purchase over $710,000 worth of gold bullion.
In addition to the whopping amount, Ghadia also bought himself $6,235 worth of clothes from Uniqlo and JD Sport and some make-up from MECCA.
He even spent $14,490 on foreign exchange and withdrew around $13,600 from ATMs around Sydney - bringing the grand total of his lavish spree to around $740,000.
The outlet also reported that the young couple - who were in the final stages of purchasing a house - have now been identified as Instagram-famous nutritionist Tara Thorne and her husband Corey.
According to A Current Affair, the couple wasn't only dealing with the money going missing but also, their mortgage broker's email account had been hacked by a scammer.
Mortgage broker Adam Magro - who is married to federal MP Sophie Scamps - described the ordeal as a "very sophisticated scam," adding: "My identity was stolen." He explained: "The fraudster sent his bank account details to Corey and Tara and unfortunately, it was a very compelling fraud."
The publication reported that the police arrested the artist as part of a crackdown on a severe cybercrime syndicate. However, court documents revealed there is no indication that Ghadia was involved in the money transfer - despite being charged.
Furthermore, although Ghadia initially denied that he had received the couple's money, he also appeared to allude to the situation in an Instagram post, which was captioned: "Detectives making offers asking where'd the MONEY GO. They tapping all my phonecalls but I speak a different LINGO!!"
As previously mentioned, Ghadia will now spend 18 months behind bars. He will be eligible for parole in October 2023.