Canada- Female suspect impersonating police, sought for multiple scams targeting victims in senior residences, Montreal (Laval) May 2023 *Photo*

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The dark-haired woman, believed to be between 20 and 30 years old, is suspected of being involved in fraud in Laval. She is about 1.68 metres tall (5-foot-5) and speaks French. Laval police

May 23 2023 rbbm.

Suspect sought in multiple fraud cases targeting older people in Laval

The suspect is believed to have impersonated a police officer, Laval police say.

montrealgazette.com

''Laval police are asking for the public’s help in identifying a female suspect they believe is involved in several “false representation” fraud cases that occurred in the city over the past year.''

'Investigators have identified nearly 10 similar cases that took place since June, Laval’s police service said Tuesday. Most of the victims live in seniors residences.'

During the attempted fraud, a first suspect contacted the victims on their home phone. Police said he posed as an employee or investigator of various financial institutions, claiming the person had been victims of credit card fraud. After obtaining their personal identification numbers, he asked them to deposit their cards in an envelope and told them the investigator in charge of their fraud file was Jean Melançon.

The female suspect then went to the victims’ homes to retrieve the envelope, police said. She identified herself as a police officer and used the number 960011. The suspect is believed to have used several aliases, including Claudia Spinelli, Claudia Pinelli, Maria Moreli, Claudia Morelli, Sabrina Spinelli.

The dark-haired woman, believed to be between 20 and 30 years old, is about 1.68 metres tall (5-foot-5). She speaks French.

Anyone who has information can call the Laval police information line at 450-662-4636 or call 911 and mention the file LVL-220626-043.''

 

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Laval police seek suspect in 'false representation' frauds targeting seniors

Laval police (SPL) are asking for the public's help identifying a suspect in multiple cases of "false representation" fraud targeting seniors. The suspect is a French-speaking, white woman between 20 and 30 years. She is around 5'5" and has dark brown or black hair. The woman allegedly posed as...

montreal.ctvnews.ca

''The scams involved a male suspect who would call victims on their home phones, posing as a financial institution worker and claiming they were targeted by credit card fraud.

After obtaining the victims' PINs, the suspect directed them to put their cards in an envelope. The victims were told that the investigator in charge of their file was Jean Melançon.

The female suspect would then go to the victims' homes to collect the envelopes, posing as a police officer under the number 960011.''

 

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well this won't take long - that's a good picture of her - and then she'll name the other parties too