Credit card fraud woman sentenced to 12 months

The woman denied stealing the products.

A woman has been sentenced to jail for 12 months after she was found guilty of credit card fraud.

Linda Cooper attempted to use stolen credit cards at a Fairy Meadow service station and also forged a drug prescription, the Illawarra Mercury reports.

The Aussie credit cards - which were taken from a man who had fallen asleep on a train - were rejected at the facility and the 37-year-old fled.

Cooper denied stealing the products, as well as a Medicare card, but she was fined $600 and handed her sentence.

However, she admitted using the cards and pleaded guilty to two counts of dishonestly obtaining advantage and one count of driving while disqualified, driving an unsafe car, speeding and possessing a restricted substance.

This news comes after two men racked up a bill of $1,200 on stolen credit cards, the Waverley Leader reported.

By Mark Hornby