Guelph Police Fraud

• Guelph senior thought he was helping solve fraud case, loses $8,000 instead: police

  Guelph police are urging the community to be vigilant and cautious when it comes to receiving calls from people claiming to be with their bank or a government agency.

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  Apr 21, 2022
  
• Guelph, Ont. police seeing an increase in cryptocurrency investment scams

  In a news release on Monday, the service said this is not a localized scam and that other major cities have been hit as well.

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  Mar 28, 2022
  
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• Guelph police charge man in connection with renovation scam

  Guelph police say a 38-year-old man has been charged with four counts of fraud following an investigation into a sceme in which deposits were paid for work that was never done.

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  Mar 24, 2022
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• Guelph woman defrauded employer out of $100,000: police

  Guelph police allege the accused attempted to hide her actions by laundering the money through purchases, transfers and payments onto her personal accounts.

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  Mar 11, 2022
• Guelph man lost $1,000 in ‘sextortion’ scam, police say

  Guelph police say a man lost $1,000 in a sextortion scam after sharing naked photos of himself to someone he met online through a popular dating website.

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  Mar 1, 2022
• Developmentally delayed Guelph woman defrauded of more than $5,000: police

  Guelph police say a woman had been in contact with someone through a popular social media site who asked the woman for help moving to Canada.

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  Feb 11, 2022
• Toronto man arrested in fraud case that cost bank client over $93,000: Guelph police

  Guelph police allege a man used a fake driver's licence to impersonate a client and transferred over $93,000 out of the victim's account in August 2020.

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  Feb 9, 2022
• Woman accused of defrauding Guelph social service agency of $31,000

  Guelph police say a 32-year-old woman, who was a client of the agency, has turned herself in and has been charged with fraud over $5,000.

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  Feb 3, 2022
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• Guelph man faces charges in connection with over $80,000 in fraud transactions: police

  Police said a 58-year-old man from Guelph turned himself in Thursday in connection with allegations of fraudulent transactions. He'll appear in a Guelph courtroom on Feb. 4, 2022.

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  Dec 24, 2021
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• Guelph woman loses nearly $8,000 in Bitcoin scam: police

  To avoid falling victim to similar scams, Guelph police are urging residents to not provide any information to callers they don't know.

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  Nov 23, 2021