A man has incriminated himself in a foolish crime by using his real name and address whilst on a peculiar shopping spree with a stolen credit card . Matthew Clifford , 29 , from Geelong West used a stolen credit card 22 times in five hours to buy a range of items . He proved his range of tastes by buying products that ranged from including McDonald ’ s to expensive whisky , Subway to cognac , as well as fishing lures , a diary , cigarettes and an artist ’ s sketch pad . Matthew Clifford incriminated himself when he used his real name and address on paperwork for two phones , bought with a stolen credit card . The thief then proved he has mixed tastes by purchasing McDonald 's and expensive whisky during his bizarre five hour shopping spree . The scammer only went to shops which used the 'PayWave ' system . However , police found it all too easy to identify and locate the scammer due to his incredibly mindless mistake . Whilst using the credit card to buy two mobile phones , Mr Clifford filled out paper work and provided his real full name and Warwick Street address . Mr Clifford only bought items from stores that used the paywave system but managed to spend a whopping $ 1653.33 . His lawyer argued that the accused was facing a difficult time in his life when he committed the crime and is now trying to get his life together . The deviant 's purchases revealed his hobbies as he bought fishing lures and a sketch pad . When the stolen card was allegedly offered to him by a friend , Mr Clifford was opportunistic but ‘ got caught up in the offending ’ . He has struggled with drug addiction in recent years but after he was charged with the latest offences has sought treatment . Clifford was convicted on all counts and placed on a further 12-month Community Corrections Order , on top of another similar Order he was placed on in 2014 . He must also serve 100 hours ’ unpaid community work and undergo a period of judicial monitoring . When the stolen card was allegedly offered to him by a friend , Mr Clifford was opportunistic but ‘ got caught up in the offending ’ . Cognac and cigarettes were also amongst his purchases .
Michael Clifford from Geelong was caught on a criminal shopping spree . He used a stolen credit card 22 in five hours to spend a whopping $ 1653.33 . He bought items ranging from Subway to expensive whiskey . Clifford incriminated himself by buying two phones with the card using his real name and address .