The agreement was forged in the "darknet".
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It was an online black marketplace where former Canberra man Tanmoy Islam had met "Mr X". The pair agreed Mr X, an unknown person, would buy goods with skimmed credit card numbers, and send them to Islam, who would sell the goods on eBay.
In exchange, Mr X would take a cut, and also pay Islam's bills.
Between August and December 2014, Mr X placed orders at seven online stores buying things like Nike sneakers, cricket batting gloves, cricket bats, compression gear and football jerseys. Mr X spent $750 at one online store buying a sleep apnoea machine.
The total value of goods bought illegally was more than $23,600.
The items, addressed to Islam and various made-up names, would arrive at the post office or various addresses associated with Islam, who would pick them up, or have a associate pick them up.
On one occasion in August 2014, Islam took possession of and sent 15 kilograms of clothing and shoes to Islamabad, Pakistan.
Islam was caught in a police investigation when on November 7 that year, the manager of a sports store in Fyshwick, the Greg Chappell Cricket Centre, reported fraudulent transactions.
After monitoring orders, police tracked an associate of 36-year-old Islam, and under questioning the associate told them they had paid the scammer Mr X in bitcoins. On December 16, Police searched Islam's home in Harrison, where they found a number of brand new items that matched those in the fraudulent transactions.
In May 2015, police officers looked at records of Islam's eBay, which listed a number of items that matched items on the fraudulent orders and invoices. Some had been sold, to the tune of $1500 worth of transactions.
The allegations were set out in an agreed police statement of facts that was tendered to the court on Monday, which had also said Islam knew the items had been acquired illegally.
On Monday in the ACT Magistrates Court, Islam, who now lives in Melbourne, pleaded guilty to money laundering and unlawful possession of stolen property.
He had been charged with 10 counts of obtaining or attempting to obtain property by deception, but these charges were withdrawn by the prosecution on Monday before Magistrate Margaret Hunter.
Ms Hunter ordered the man complete a pre-sentence report.
The case is next due in court on June 16 for sentencing.