UPDATED MEDIA RELEASE:
Waterloo Region, Ontario – Waterloo Regional Police have arrested two individuals in connection to a grandparent scam.
On January 12, 2023, a 90-year-old victim was defrauded of $8,000 after receiving a call advising that their grandson was in jail and money was needed to be sent to grant him bail.
On January 16, 2023, a 79-year-old was the victim of an attempted fraud when the suspects contacted them and advised of a similar scam requiring $9,000 to have their grandson released from jail.
The victim called police.
Police responded and located a male and female approaching the home of the 79-year-old male in Cambridge.
Police arrested the pair.
Through investigation, police were able to determine that the two arrested parties were connected to the fraud incident that occurred on January 12, 2023.
A 30-year-old male and a 23-year-old female, both from Quebec, were charged with Fraud over $5,000.
The accused individuals were held in police custody for a bail hearing.
Occ: 23-014180 (915) and Occ: 23-015071 (915)
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Waterloo Regional Police Service
Public Information Unit
519-570-9777 (W.R.P.S.) ext. 8188
publicinfo@wrps.on.ca
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