Caravaning couple swindling in outback Aussie towns

Sally Clinch and Scott McLean live in a caravan travelling the outback.

They roll into town with a friendly face but leave wanted for money.

Trusting locals take them in, give them a job and a roof over their head only to be swindled and left in the dust.

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Kylie and Cain, who run the successful roadhouse Pete's Place, are among the residents to cross Clinch and McLean's path.

When Kylie fell pregnant, the couple decided to take a step back from the restaurant side.

"We thought it would be a really good idea to just offload that part of the business," Kylie said.

"That definitely backfired, it did not play out that way at all," Cain said.

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