Police in Brantford, Ont. are seeking the public’s help in finding a perpetrator of cookie dough fraud.
A woman reported to police that an unknown woman with two children came to her door claiming to be fundraising for a local children’s centre. The victim placed an order for cookie dough and paid in advance for it. She later followed up with the centre and learned it was not currently fundraising and there was no such event.
The total amount of fraud was $19.
Read more at Brantford Expositor
This article is summarized by Canadian Fraud News Inc.
Marina Burghard writes for Canadian Fraud News about fraud-related cases, whistleblower, jurisdiction, identity theft, consumer protection, etc. – essentially about scams and how to protect yourself against this kind of fraudulent criminal behavior. She holds a Master’s degree in Political Science where her interest in criminology grew. Besides fraud, Marina’s scientific interest lies in terrorism, extremism and how to deal with it as a society.
