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Charlottetown Police Services was contacted by Winnipeg Police Service mid February 2024 requesting assistance with a fraud investigation that originated out of Charlottetown.
The victim is a Winnipeg resident and reported to Winnipeg Police that he had been contacted via Facebook Messenger informing him of a government grant that was available to him. He followed instructions and was contacted by the fraudster acting as a government employee. The victim was instructed that he qualified for a $150,000 dollar grant but was required to send $4,000.00, which the victim complied with.
As a result of this Investigation, 23 year old Adedemola Afolabi was arrested and subsequently charged with fraud under $5000. The accused was released with conditions and will appear in Provincial Court on June 27th.