{"id":731399,"date":"2026-06-12T06:22:23","date_gmt":"2026-06-12T06:22:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/731399\/"},"modified":"2026-06-12T06:22:23","modified_gmt":"2026-06-12T06:22:23","slug":"mandeep-singh-21-of-surrey-arrested-in-chilliwack-grandparent-scam-investigation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/731399\/","title":{"rendered":"Mandeep Singh, 21, of Surrey arrested in Chilliwack grandparent scam investigation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>            <a href=\"https:\/\/voiceonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/1-CRIME-LOGO-SCAM.jpg\" data-caption=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"173\" height=\"173\" class=\"lazyload entry-thumb td-modal-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1-CRIME-LOGO-SCAM.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"1 CRIME LOGO SCAM\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>CHILLIWACK RCMP announced on Thursday that charges have been laid against Mandeep Singh, 21, of Surrey in relation to a fraud investigation that began in October 2025.<\/p>\n<p>On October 11, 2025, Chilliwack RCMP responded to a report of an elderly woman being defrauded of a significant sum of money in what is commonly known as a \u201cgrandparent scam.\u201d The 88-year-old victim reportedly received a phone call from an individual she believed to be her grandson, claiming he required money for bail.<\/p>\n<p>The victim gave a substantial amount cash to an individual whom she was directed to meet in person. When additional funds were requested, the victim became suspicious and reported the incident to police.<\/p>\n<p>Through the ongoing investigation, a suspect was identified and investigators were able to recover a large amount of the money, which has since been returned to the victim.<\/p>\n<p>On May 29, 2026, Mandeep Singh was charged with one count of fraud over $5,000. He was arrested and later released on conditions pending his first court appearance on September 9.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPolice will never ask for money over the phone\u201d, said Constable Hannah Sutton. \u201cIndividuals involved in this type of scam often create a sense of urgency and may tell victims they cannot speak to anyone else to prevent family members from intervening.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Police are reminding the public to remain vigilant and to take steps to protect themselves from fraud. The Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre provides tips and educational resources on its website.<\/p>\n<p>Anyone who believes they or a loved one may be a victim of fraud is encouraged to contact the Chilliwack RCMP. If it is an emergency, call 9-1-1.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tRelated<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"CHILLIWACK RCMP announced on Thursday that charges have been laid against Mandeep Singh, 21, of Surrey in relation&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":731400,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[194299],"tags":[879,49,48,263329,263330,2169,263331,87674,39],"class_list":["post-731399","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-surrey","tag-breaking-news","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-chilliwack-grandparent-scam","tag-chilliwack-rcmp","tag-crime","tag-mandeep-singh-of-surrey","tag-surrey","tag-top-stories"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/731399","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=731399"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/731399\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/731400"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=731399"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=731399"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=731399"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}