Woman charged for 'making up' abduction attempt

A woman who claimed she narrowly escaped being abducted by a group of men in a red hatchback in Sydney's southwest has been charged with making it all up.

The 29-year-old, named only as Ada, appeared in television news reports last week after claiming a man grabbed her on Railway Street in Liverpool and tried to drag her to the car.

She said that when she started shouting and screaming, the man let go and fled in the car.

The woman said no one came to her aid, though there were lots of people around, and she questioned whether she would ever feel safe.

Her complaint sparked a police investigation and an appeal for witnesses to the alleged abduction.

Police also issued a COMFIT image and description of the alleged offender based on the woman's description.

Police said the Rockdale woman was charged on Wednesday with making a false representation resulting in a police investigation.

She will appear at Liverpool Local Court on March 5.