Suspect tells victim to cut cards before picking them up in scam case
Posted Sep 5, 2025 01:14:01 PM.
Last Updated Sep 5, 2025 01:14:07 PM.
Ottawa police are hoping the public can help them identify a suspect wanted in connection with a bank fraud investigation.
According to the press release, on Aug. 21, a suspect called the victim pretending to be a financial institution that caught “suspicious activities” in his bank accounts. The call took place between 5:30 and 6:00 p.m.
The scammer told the victim to cut up his debit and credit cards and provide them in an envelop to a courier who would attend the victim’s home.
The victim stayed on the phone with the suspect until the fake courier picked up the cards near 7:00 p.m. After another hour, the call ended.
It wasn’t until after that the victim found unfamiliar changes to his accounts.
Police are hoping the photo released will help them track down the fraudsters.
Scams in the Ottawa region have been ramping up, as police attempt to track down those taking advantage of trusting instincts.
By June 30, the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre said that just over 24,000 reports of scams were processed, impacting around 17,000 victims in the country. This equates to about $342 million lost to fraud for the first half of the year.
