In winter 2017, members of Toronto Police Service Financial Crimes became involved in an ongoing Fraud investigation.
It is alleged that:
- between March 2015 and February 2018, a man used compromised credit cards in 423 transactions and purchased movie tickets online
- he re-sold the tickets using social media, at a discounted price, to his followers/friends on WeChat
It is further alleged that:
-in 2017, a man used a compromised credit card to purchase $6,406.29 of products from various retailers
On Wednesday, February 21, 2018, members of Financial Crimes executed a Criminal Code search warrant at a home in Markham.
It is further alleged that:
- Canadian currency ($50,000) and approximately $10,000 in various gift cards were seized
On Wednesday, February 21, 2018, Ning Li, 35, of Markham, was arrested and charged with:
1) two counts of Unauthorized Use of Credit Card Data
2) three counts of Fraud Over $5000
3) three counts of Possession of Proceeds Obtained by Crime Over $5000
4) Unauthorized Use of Credit Card Data
He appeared in court at Old City Hall on Thursday, February 22, 2018, 9 a.m., room 101.
Anyone with information is asked to contact police at 416-808-7300, Crime Stoppers anonymously at 416-222-TIPS (8477), online at
www.222tips.com, or text TOR and your message to CRIMES (274637). Download the free Crime Stoppers Mobile App on iTunes, Google Play or Blackberry App World.
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