Two people face fraud charges following an incident at a car dealership in Lindsay, Ont., late last week.
According to the Kawartha Lakes Police Service, officers on Jan. 12 received a report of a suspected fraud at a dealership.
Police learned that staff at the business were informed by its finance office that an online purchase of a new vehicle had been declined after a customer allegedly used fraudulent identification.
On Friday, officers attended the dealership after being informed a customer had arrived to complete the vehicle purchase.
Police launched a fraud investigation and two people were arrested.
Krista Darlington, 48, of Bradford, Ont., and Perry Opoku-Agyemang, 28, of Brampton, were each charged with fraud over $5,000 and personation with intent to obtain property.
Both were released and are scheduled to appear in court in Lindsay on Feb. 23, police said Tuesday.
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