{"id":932022,"date":"2026-10-13T23:24:20","date_gmt":"2026-10-13T23:24:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/932022\/"},"modified":"2026-10-13T23:24:20","modified_gmt":"2026-10-13T23:24:20","slug":"brampton-woman-charged-in-auto-fraud-in-durham-region","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/932022\/","title":{"rendered":"Brampton woman charged in auto fraud in Durham Region"},"content":{"rendered":"

A Brampton woman has been arrested in connection with an auto-financing fraud scam in Durham Region.<\/p>\n

Durham Regional Police said the woman submitted an online application to purchase a 2027 Mercedes SUV at a Mercedes-Benz dealership in Whitby on Sept. 30 using someone else\u2019s identification.<\/p>\n

The application included images of identification documents, including a Canadian passport that displayed the suspect\u2019s photograph but identified the victim as the holder.<\/p>\n

The application was approved, and financing was arranged through a financial institution.<\/p>\n

Prior to the vehicle being released, the true holder of the identification was notified of the purchase and reported the incident to both Durham Regional Police and the dealership as a case of identity fraud.<\/p>\n

When the suspect in the case visited the dealership on Thursday, Oct. 8 to complete the transaction and take possession of the vehicle she was arrested by police and taken into custody.<\/p>\n

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Skylar Porter, 39, has been charged with fraud over $5,000, uttering a forged document, personation and possession of identity document not her own, as well as possession of cocaine.<\/p>\n

She was released on an Undertaking.<\/p>\n

Anyone with information about this incident is asked to contact Det. Stuart of the DRPS Financial Crimes Unit at 1-888-579-1520 ext. 5353.<\/p>\n

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Anonymous information can be sent to Durham Regional Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 and tipsters may be eligible for a $2,000 cash reward.<\/p>\n

Four teenagers \u2013 the youngest just 15 \u2013 are facing more than 200 charges following an investigation into multiple stolen vehicles and commercial break-and-enters across Durham Region and the GTA.<\/p>\n

Project Magenta was launched by members of the West Division Criminal Investigations Branch after investigators identified links between a series of commercial break-and-enters, vehicle thefts, attempted vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles, fraud-related offences, and the use of stolen vehicles in the commission of the offences.<\/p>\n

Between June and September 2026, the group was responsible for 36 incidents across Durham Region and Toronto, police said, including eight commercial break-and-enters and 15 vehicle theft-related offences involving stolen vehicles, attempted vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles, and licence plate thefts.<\/p>\n

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