{"id":529467,"date":"2026-03-11T16:31:12","date_gmt":"2026-03-11T16:31:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/529467\/"},"modified":"2026-03-11T16:31:12","modified_gmt":"2026-03-11T16:31:12","slug":"ontario-man-defrauded-of-31000-brampton-resident-charged","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/529467\/","title":{"rendered":"Ontario man defrauded of $31,000; Brampton resident charged"},"content":{"rendered":"

A Brampton resident faces charges after a Guelph man was defrauded of more than $31,000.<\/p>\n

The fraud dates back to the summer when the\u00a0victim was introduced to a man through a mutual friend, Guelph Police said in a press release today.<\/p>\n

The victim was interested in applying for a business loan, and the other man offered to help with the process, police said.<\/p>\n

Police said the two people set up a registered company and opened a company bank account. During this process, the victim provided information including his banking details and social insurance number, police said.<\/p>\n

In December, two unknown individuals deposited a number of fraudulent cheques into the account and immediately withdrew the funds before the cheques were returned, leaving the victim\u2019s account with a negative balance of more than $31,000, police said.<\/p>\n

When the victim confronted the man who helped open the account, he stopped responding.<\/p>\n

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On Monday, a 33-year-old Brampton man was arrested and charged with fraud over $5,000.<\/p>\n

He will appear in court on June 2.<\/p>\n

Police did not name the man charged.<\/p>\n

Lead photo: Kindel Media<\/p>\n


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