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A Milton man has been arrested following a lengthy fraud investigation involving lumber.
Durham Regional Police began investigating the case two years ago. Between January 9th, 2023 and February 1st, 2023, a male suspect made several purchases of lumber products from a lumber company in Oshawa. The suspect arranged to have the lumber delivered to two separate commercial locations in Vaughan and Mississauga. Investigation revealed that the credit card data that was used was stolen from four separate victims.
It’s believed the lumber products were valued at over $46,000.
On Thursday, March 20th, the suspect was arrested without incident.
37-year-old Shahbaz Paracha of Milton is charged with:
- Fraud over $5000
- Possession of property obtained by crime over $5000
- Unauthorized use of credit card data (x4)
He was released on an Undertaking.
Anyone with information about this investigation is asked to contact D/C REEVES of Financial Crimes Unit at 1-888-579-1520 ext. 5241.
Anonymous information can be sent to Durham Regional Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477) or online at www.durhamregionalcrimestoppers.ca and tipsters may be eligible for a $2,000 cash reward.
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