Arrest of a Montrealer who allegedly defrauded nearly $600,000

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The investigation into this man was initiated in October 2022.

The Canadian Press

The Sûreté du Québec (SQ) has arrested a Montreal man suspected of' #x27;having set up a fraudulent scheme which would have allowed him to extract nearly $600,000 from his victims.

Asim Ahmed, who is 42 years old, appeared Thursday at the Montreal courthouse on charges of fraud over $5,000.

The investigation into this man was launched in October 2022.

Investigators from the SQ's Economic Crimes Investigation Division explain that the suspect's stratagem consisted of approaching people by telling them that he had sued the Quebec government and the Quebec Authority. financial markets (AMF) and that he had won his case.

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However , according to the police, he told his victims that he needed money to pay the penalties and administrative fees required in order to recover the sums of which he claimed to be the beneficiary.