windsor police seek help identifying suspect in $130k currency fraud
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the windsor police service is seeking the public's help in identifying a suspect involved in a large-scale financial fraud.
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windsor police are seeking the public’s help in trying to identify a man who is suspected of using a fraudulent canadian passport to defraud $130,000 from a windsor currency exchange business.
on may 7, the man entered the business in the 3200 block of dougall avenue and transferred approximately $138,000 cad to the financial institution in exchange for $100,000 usd. once the u.s. funds were obtained, the suspect cancelled the canadian transfer, resulting in a loss of roughly $130,000 to the business.
the suspect is described as a white man, 20 to 30 years old, approximately 5’9” tall, with a medium build, fair complexion and brown hair. at the time of the incident, he was wearing a blue baseball hat, black shirt, grey pants and white shoes.
the suspect is wanted for fraud over $5,000, obtaining funds by a false pretense over $5,000, uttering a forged passport, possession of property obtained by crime and possession of an identification document of another.
anyone with information is asked to contact the windsor police service financial crimes unit at 519-255-6700, ext. 4330. they can also contact windsor & essex county crime stoppers anonymously at 519-258-8477 (tips) or online at catchcrooks.com.
the windsor police service is seeking the public’s help in identifying a suspect involved in a large-scale financial fraud.
windsor police
/
windsor star
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