Ruby Tuesday Matthews received quite the shock this week when she discovered her bank accounts had been frozen. The influencer, 32, who has recently returned from a trip to China, took to Instagram on Friday to share a clip of herself in the car with her three-year-old daughter, Holiday.
How It Happened
The mum-of-three explained that she made the discovery after taking her sons Rocket, 10, and Mars, eight, to school. 'Holiday and I just went and dropped the boys to school... and then funny thing is the bank has frozen all my bank accounts,' she said.
Ruby added that her bank locked her out due to an account she has had since childhood. 'I've just realised it's because my parents opened this bank account when I was, like, five years old for me, and they're signatories on my bank account,' she said.
'They [the bank] obviously think there's some sort of money laundering scam going on, so they've frozen all my bank accounts.' Ruby said that she had to go through a process of proving hers and her parents' identities to have her accounts unlocked. 'I've got to get my whole family together to unfreeze them and show that we're real,' she said.
Legal Background
In Australia, all banks and financial institutions must comply with Know Your Customer requirements, mandated under the Anti-Money Laundering and Counter Terrorism Financing Act 2006. Banks are required to keep customer information up-to-date, and failure to comply with KYC requests can result in banks placing a block on accounts until verification is complete.
Engagement Ring Update
This incident comes after Ruby updated her engagement ring for the third time, showing off her latest, enormous and impressive stone earlier this month. She shared photos of her fresh bling in an Instagram post, unveiling the 12.59ct Ashoka diamond sitting heavily on her ring finger. While the price of a diamond of that size varies by cut and clarity, the hefty gem could sell for as much as $3 million.
In the caption alongside her post, Ruby explained that she'd been gifted the new ring by her fiancé, Shannan Dodd, to replace her old one as a Mother's Day gift. 'Happy Mother's Day to me. Came home from China to an early surprise from Shannan and the kids,' the social media star wrote. 'A 12.59ct Ashoka diamond I'd been quietly obsessed with.'
Ruby then complained that while her fiancé had given her three different rings throughout their very long engagement, which began in 2021, the pair have still not made it down the aisle. 'Same man, three engagement rings, still no wedding… but I'm not mad about it,' she wrote.
The influencer also shared an image of all three of her engagement rings stacked together on her ring finger so that her followers could compare their sizes. Ruby revealed that she was engaged to Shannan back in June 2021 by sharing a photo of herself locking lips with her beau. She placed her left hand on his neck, drawing attention to the stunning diamond sparkler on her ring finger.
Her original baguette cut diamond engagement ring appeared to be set on a slender and elegant silver band. It's not known exactly when she and Shannan began dating, but according to her Instagram, she began posting loved-up photos with him in May that same year.
Wedding Dress Shopping in China
She may not have officially set a date for her impending nuptials, but Ruby is very much in bride-to-be mode, and has just returned to Australia after trying on an array of wedding gowns at a boutique in China. Narrating the clip, Ruby said she was stunned by the prices of wedding dresses in China, with many in the boutique priced as low as AUD $500. 'These pieces are incredible – the quality of this one particular store was mind-blowing,' she said.
