A scam in Norwich that leads to an arrest.
Police say two individuals in the community were contacted by telephone by suspects posing as a relative claiming to be in trouble with police.
The phone was turned over to another person posing as an RCMP officer demanding money for their relative who was allegedly arrested for drug offences – $8000 would need to be paid.
They were told that an officer would attend their residence to collect it, but the victim became suspicious as time lapsed and eventually contacted police.
An unknown person arrived at the residence shortly after, identifying themselves as a courier and were there to pick up the bail money for their relative.
Members of Oxford OPP attended the residence and took the individual into custody.
As a result, 22-year-old Facundo Medina-Rodriguez of Montreal was charged with the two counts of Fraud Over $5000.
