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A person from Boston faces fraud charges following an investigation right into a rental rip-off in Peterborough, Ont., based on police.
Peterborough police say on Monday their fraud unit obtained studies of two incidents of fraud by way of a rental rip-off.
Each instances concerned people who responded to an advert on Fb Market for an residence for lease within the space of Brock and Reid streets.
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Police say every sufferer was given a tour of the residence and every despatched $1,000 to safe the identical residence.
Nevertheless, the purported landlord then reduce off contact with the victims, who have been by no means given entry to the residence.
Investigators attended the residence and arrested a suspect.
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Nigel Chiwara, 22, of Boston, was arrested and charged with two counts of fraud underneath $5,000. He was launched on an endeavor and can seem in court docket in Peterborough on July 23.
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Police say they launched his title as they imagine there are extra victims.
Anybody with info on the case is requested to name Det. Const. Ryan Black at 705-876-1122 ext. 214 or contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or on-line at stopcrimehere.ca.
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