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Ontario Provincial Police - ARS
OPP
Charge Man in Nigerian Letter Scam Investigation
April 19, 2005 --
(Brampton,
Ont.) – Members of the Ontario Provincial Police Anti-Rackets
Section have charged a 32-year-old Brampton man with fraud,
possession of property obtained by crime, uttering forged
documents and conspiracy to commit fraud, following a 14-month
investigation into a Nigerian letter scam.
The
investigation began after a complaint was received from Eastern
Ontario that members of the public who had assisted individuals
by cashing cheques were being given cheques that came back
as fraudulent.
Based
on the information received, a search warrant was executed
at a business called The Total Communication Centre on Weston
Road in Toronto, Ontario. With the assistance of the
OPP E-Crimes Section, investigators were able to identify
more than 40 victims from across North America and more than
$800,000 in stolen cheques.
Charged
with two counts of fraud over $5,000, two counts of attempted
fraud over $5,000, one count of conspiracy to commit fraud,
six counts of uttering forged documents, 12 counts of possession
of property over $5,000, and two counts of possession of property
under $5,000 is Olusoji Ayodele of Seclusion Way in Brampton,
Ont. Ayodele is scheduled to appear in Ontario Court,
Provincial Division in Toronto on June 6, 2005.
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