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Greater Sudbury Police Arrest Two Individuals in Connection with Grandparent Scam
sudbury 8/20/2025 8:29am
The Greater Sudbury Police Service (GSPS) has arrested two individuals in connection to a grandparent scam, following two separate incidents reported on August 19th, 2025. At approximately 5:10 pm on August 19th, 2025, GSPS received a report from a community member who had been contacted by
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Officers arrest two individuals in relation to grandparent scam
sudbury 3/17/2025 8:58am
On March 13, 2025, officers were dispatched to a residence in Coniston in relation to a Fraud. Information provided was that on March 10, 2025, a community member received a phone call from an individual claiming to be her grandson, stating that he had been in a collision and required a large
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Door-to-door grandparent scam
sudbury 9/26/2024 9:04am
Over the past two days, September 24 and 25, 2024, the Greater Sudbury Police Service has received three calls regarding the “Grandparent scam”. In all three instances, community members were contacted by fraudsters claiming to be the lawyer of a family member who was involved in a collision
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Man Arrested and Charged with Fraud Over $5,000 after Fraudulent Purchase at Local Dealership
sudbury 6/20/2024 9:10am
On June 17th, 2024, the Greater Sudbury Police Service was contacted by a local car dealership in relation to a fraudulent transaction made by a customer totalling over $17,000. The suspect also made a second attempt at a fraudulent purchase totalling over $19,000. Just before 1:00 pm on June
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20 year old Woman Arrested and Charged in Relation to Grandparent Scam
sudbury 7/28/2022 5:51am
On Monday, July 25, 2022, we received a call from an elderly community member who believed she was a victim of a Grandparent scam. Information provided was that she was contacted by an individual pretending to be her granddaughter from the phone number 236-335-0168. The individual said that
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Elderly Community Member Narrowly Misses Becoming Victim to Grandparent Scam
sudbury 6/2/2022 5:48am
On March 31st, 2022, an elderly community member had mailed a package with a large sum of money, believing it would be received by a family member in need. Little did the man know at the time, he was being emotionally manipulated by scammers, who were attempting to execute a grandparent scamon
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Scam Alert: Fake iPhone 12 Max Pro
sudbury 3/25/2021 6:26am
Please be advised that over the past week, we have received two complaints regarding fake iPhone 12 Max Pro’s being sold on both Kijiji and Facebook Marketplace. The phones are being advertised as iPhone 12 Pro Max and are being sold for $1,300. They come in “original” iPhone packaging and
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Greater Sudbury Man Charged with Multiple Counts of Fraud in Relation to Landscaping Services
sudbury 1/7/2021 10:46am
On December 15, 2020, Officers arrested and charged 37 year old Christopher Goodman for Fraud Under $5,000 x6 in relation to multiple incidents that occurred over the Summer in Greater Sudbury. Between May and September, the man accepted deposits from various community members for landscaping
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Owner of EcoLife Home Improvements Incorporated Charged with 22 Counts of Fraud
sudbury 11/5/2019 10:22am
Between September 2018 and September 2019 the Greater Sudbury Police Service received a number of complaints in relation to EcoLife Home Improvements Incorporated. Multiple community members alleged that after providing monetary deposits for home renovation projects, the contracted work was