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Police request assistance with online cottage rental fraud investigation

By News on the Net ——--August 29, 2012

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The Toronto Police Service would like to make the public aware of an ongoing fraud investigation.
It is reported that:
  • between June 2012 and August 2012, several people responded to advertisements for a cottage rental on Three Mile Lake in Emsdale, Ontario, which have been posted online on Kijiji.ca and Craigslist.ca
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  • in the advertisements, the suspect(s) describes the cottage rental as a 1600-square-foot beautiful cottage, on spring-fed, Three Mile Lake (Mustoka/Huntsville area) with the email address of seasonrentals@yahoo.com
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  • the suspect(s) uses the names of David and Melissa White in the advertisements
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  • the suspect(s) requested payment to be made through an e-mail money transfer
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  • once the suspect(s) receives the payment, the suspect(s) stops all communication with the victims
Police believed there may be more victims. Anyone with information is asked to contact police at 416-808-1456, 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. Constable Tony Vella, Corporate Communications, for Detective Constable Brian Herman, 14 Division

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