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Kingsville Bank Staff Contact OPP and Prevent Fraud

(KINGSVILLE, ON) – On February 2, 2021 Ontario Provincial Police Kingsville Detachment officers received a call from a local bank reporting a possible fraud in progress.

The account holder had reported cheques stolen prior and the bank was reporting a suspect was attempting to cash cheques from the same account.

Police attended the scene and were able to locate and arrest the suspect who was still in the bank.

Terri Lynn TEREMCHUK-DAY, 42-years-of-age, of Windsor has been charged with the following:

Possession of Property Obtained by Crime – Criminal Code of Canada (C.C) (5 counts)

Cause or attempt to use a forged document – C.C. (5 counts)

Fail to comply with undertaking-C.C.

The accused is scheduled to appear at the Windsor, Ontario Court of Justice on March 19, 2021 to answer to the charges at a later day.

OPP thank the bank staff in this matter that acted promptly to alert them to this crime.

For more information about current fraud trends and how to prevent becoming a victim

visit: https://www.antifraudcentre-centreantifraude.ca/.

Anyone with information regarding this or any other incident is asked to call the OPP at 1-888-310-1122. Should you wish to remain anonymous, call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS) or leave an anonymous online message at www.catchcrooks.com where you may be eligible to receive a cash reward of up to $2,000.

Media Release:  February 26, 2021

One Comment

  1. Being a banker for 30+ years I applaud this bank rep and their due diligence. Bravo.

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