They never saw it coming: How accused phony fortune teller and her daughter went from a humble home in Sydney’s west to glorious $14million clifftop mansion – before police swooped on their alleged $70million scam
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An accused fake fortune teller and her daughter, allegedly embroiled in a scheme that swindled around $70million from Vietnamese Australians, rose meteorically from a modest home to luxurious surroundings.
Anya Phan, 53, is accused of being involved in one of the most sophisticated financial syndicates NSW has seen, with the assistance of her daughter Thi Ta, 25.
Police will allege Phan posed as a psychic then coaxed clients into taking out loans before taking a portion of the funds.
Footage shows the pair being arrested at their $13.75million Dover Heights mansion, in Sydney’s east, early on Wednesday – but the lavish home is a far cry from their previous home in the city’s inner west.
Business records for Phan’s company obtained by The Daily Mail show her registered address in May this year was a humble single-storey rental in Lewisham.
The four-bedroom property, which last sold for $175,000, was at the time being rented out for $790 per week.
Just weeks later, in June, Phan’s company purchased the Dover Heights multi-million dollar four-bedroom property, about 15km away in the city’s ritzy eastern suburbs.
The luxury property includes an indoor cinema, a six-person lift, a gym, steam room, swimming pool, and sprawling harbour views.
Their extravagance appears to extend further than just real estate.
Ta seemed to enjoy a jet-setting lifestyle, last year embarking on a trip around Asia with her partner, Jett Griffiths.
Pictures posted on social media show the couple posing alongside monkeys and visiting cultural sites throughout China.
Mr Griffiths has not been charged in relation to the alleged fraud scheme and The Daily Mail does not suggest he is in any way involved.
He declined to comment on his girlfriend’s charges when contacted on Thursday.
However, sources close to Mr Griffiths told The Daily Mail he is ‘doing fine’ given the circumstances.
Police will allege Phan claimed to be a feng shui master and fortune teller and convinced vulnerable clients in Sydney’s Vietnamese community to take out loans.
She then allegedly pocketed a share of the money herself while promising her clients that a ‘billionaire’ was in their future.
Phan is estimated to have allegedly defrauded clients to the tune of about $70million.
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