Melissa Caddick

Melissa Caddick
Born
Melissa Louise Grimley

(1971-04-21)21 April 1971
Australia
Disappeared12 November 2020 (aged 49)
Dover Heights, New South Wales, Australia
StatusDeclared deceased[1]
OccupationFinancial advisor (unlicensed)
Known forPonzi scheme, disappearance
Spouses
Tony Caddick
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(m. 2000; div. 2013)​
Anthony Koletti
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(m. 2013)​
Children1
MotiveFinancial gain (alleged)

Melissa Louise Caddick (née Grimley; born 21 April 1971[2] – disappeared 12 November 2020, declared deceased 2023) was an Australian woman who disappeared in November 2020 amid an investigation by the Australian Securities & Investments Commission (ASIC) for carrying on a financial services business without holding an Australian Financial Services (AFS) licence.[3] She vanished the day after ASIC agents and Australian Federal Police officers raided her home at Dover Heights, Sydney, on the suspicion that she had misappropriated approximately A$30 million from investors, including her friends and family, in an elaborate Ponzi scheme.

After months of speculation as to her whereabouts, partial human remains discovered on a New South Wales beach in February 2021 were confirmed to be Caddick's through DNA testing.[4][5] In May 2023, the deputy state coroner declared Caddick deceased after a coronial inquest but was unable to determine how she died.[1]

  1. ^ a b McClymont, Kate (25 May 2023). "Melissa Caddick inquest finds fraudster is dead, but coroner can't determine cause". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 25 May 2023.
  2. ^ McClymont, Kate (23 April 2021). "The 'forever' friend, the former boss, the ex-husband: The early victims of fraudster Melissa Caddick". The Sydney Morning Herald. Good Weekend supplement.
  3. ^ ASIC (23 November 2021). "Melissa Caddick and Maliver found to have engaged in unlicensed conduct" (Press release). Australian Securities & Investments Commission. (21-312MR).
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference guard feb21 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ "Christian Dior confirms transfer $262k to Melissa Caddick's receivers". ABC News. 16 December 2022. Retrieved 4 January 2023. Ms Caddick's foot was found on a beach on a remote south coast beach three months later, which police later used to confirm her death.