Police are appealing to the public for assistance in locating a fraud suspect.

Police are appealing to the public for assistance in locating a fraud suspect.

On Thursday, March 1, 2024, an unknown female suspect attended three TD Bank's in Mississauga, Ontario, impersonating the victim, a resident of Durham Region. The suspect took control of the victim’s cell phone number by SIM swap, and used the phone number to receive passcodes from the banks two-factor authentication.   As a result, the suspect was able to fraudulently transfer money out of the of the victim’s bank account into another account.

The suspect is described as Female, 50-60 years old, medium build, 5’3” tall, long black hair possibly wears glasses.

Anyone who can identify the suspect or has any information about this incident is asked to contact D/Cst. Kane of the Financial Crimes Unit at 1-888-579-1520 x 5371.

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.