Laval police seek suspect in 'false representation' frauds targeting seniors

Laval police are asking for the public's help identifying a suspect in various frauds targeting seniors. She is a French-speaking, white woman between 20 and 30 years old, 5'5", with dark brown or black hair. (SPL)

Laval police (SPL) are asking for the public's help identifying a suspect in multiple cases of "false representation" fraud targeting seniors.

The suspect is a French-speaking, white woman between 20 and 30 years old. She is around 5'5" and has dark brown or black hair.

The woman allegedly posed as a police officer and operated under multiple aliases, including Claudia Spinelli, Claudia Pinelli, Maria Moreli, Claudia Morelli, and Sabrina Spinelli.

SPL investigators have identified nearly 10 cases believed to be connected to the suspect since June 2022. Most of the victims live in senior's residences.

The scams involved a male suspect who would call victims on their home phones, posing as a financial institution worker and claiming they were targeted by credit card fraud.

After obtaining the victims' PINs, the suspect directed them to put their cards in an envelope. The victims were told that the investigator in charge of their file was Jean Melançon.

The female suspect would then go to the victims' homes to collect the envelopes, posing as a police officer under the number 960011.

Anyone with information on her identity is asked to call 911 or contact the SPL directly at 450-662-4636 and mention the file LVL-220626-043.  

𝗙𝗿𝗮𝘂𝗱𝗲 𝗳𝗮𝘂𝘅 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗿𝗲́𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁 : 𝘀𝘂𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗲 𝗮̀ 𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗲𝗿
Le SPL demande l’aide du public afin d’identifier une suspecte impliquée dans plusieurs dossiers de fraude de type « faux représentant ».
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— Police Laval (@policelaval) May 23, 2023