On Wednesday, May 8, 2014, members of the Toronto Strategic Partnership arrested a man in relation to a fraud investigation.
It is alleged that:
- the suspect(s) convinced a man that he could receive an inheritance worth $18.5 million
- the man paid various up-front fees believing it was necessary to collect the inheritance
- in reality, there was no inheritance and the man lost over $25,000
- a suspect purporting to be an employee of the United Nations was arrested in a Toronto hotel while attempting to meet the victim to receive an additional $40,000
Prince Victor Eneogwe, 41, was charged with;
1) Fraud Over $5,000
He was scheduled to appear in court at the Old City Hall on Thursday, May 8, 2014.
Police believe there may be more victims.
Anyone who has had dealings with the accused, or anyone else using the alias Edward Douglas in a similar scheme, is asked to contact Detective Constable Jason Onami, Toronto Strategic Partnership at 416-808-7337 or jason.onami@torontiopolice.on.ca
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, text TOR and your message to CRIMES (274637), or Leave A Tip on Facebook. Download the free Crime Stoppers Mobile App on iTunes, Google Play or Blackberry App World.
The Toronto Strategic Partnership is a multi-law enforcement agency, formed in response to ever increasing cross border fraudulent mass marketing schemes. The Partnership consists of, the Competition Bureau of Canada, Ontario Ministry of Consumer Services, Ontario Ministry of Finance, Toronto Police Service Financial Crimes Unit, Ontario Provincial Police Anti-Rackets, The Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre, RCMP-GTA Commercial Crime Section, U.S. Federal Trade Commission, U.S. Postal Inspection Service, and the U.K. Office of Fair Trading.
For more news, visit TPSnews.ca.
It is alleged that:
- the suspect(s) convinced a man that he could receive an inheritance worth $18.5 million
- the man paid various up-front fees believing it was necessary to collect the inheritance
- in reality, there was no inheritance and the man lost over $25,000
- a suspect purporting to be an employee of the United Nations was arrested in a Toronto hotel while attempting to meet the victim to receive an additional $40,000
Prince Victor Eneogwe, 41, was charged with;
1) Fraud Over $5,000
He was scheduled to appear in court at the Old City Hall on Thursday, May 8, 2014.
Police believe there may be more victims.
Anyone who has had dealings with the accused, or anyone else using the alias Edward Douglas in a similar scheme, is asked to contact Detective Constable Jason Onami, Toronto Strategic Partnership at 416-808-7337 or jason.onami@torontiopolice.on.ca
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, text TOR and your message to CRIMES (274637), or Leave A Tip on Facebook. Download the free Crime Stoppers Mobile App on iTunes, Google Play or Blackberry App World.
The Toronto Strategic Partnership is a multi-law enforcement agency, formed in response to ever increasing cross border fraudulent mass marketing schemes. The Partnership consists of, the Competition Bureau of Canada, Ontario Ministry of Consumer Services, Ontario Ministry of Finance, Toronto Police Service Financial Crimes Unit, Ontario Provincial Police Anti-Rackets, The Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre, RCMP-GTA Commercial Crime Section, U.S. Federal Trade Commission, U.S. Postal Inspection Service, and the U.K. Office of Fair Trading.
For more news, visit TPSnews.ca.