Sagar Sharma, Benjamin Alexander ARRESTED for facilitating "grandparent" scam

OfclyGoodenough
Mon, 17 Mar 2025 18:24:08 +0000

This past weekend, the Greater/Grand Sudsbury Police Service in Ontario, Canada arrested 26-year-old Sagar Sharma and 42-year-old Benjamin Alexander for facilitating a “grandparent” scam against an older female from Coniston. How their scam worked was:

One of the scammers would call the victim and falsely claim their grandson was arrested for causing a multi-vehicle accident and needed a substantial amount of money to be bailed out.

Another scammer, later on, would call the victim under the guise of the grandson’s lawyer to demand an additional lump sum of money to cover legal fees.

Each of these “fees” were required to be handed over to designated money mules.

Sharma was arrested on Friday, March 14, 2025 and charged with

Two counts of fraud over $5,000

Two counts of personation with intent.

Alexander was arrested on Sunday, March 16, 2025 and charged with:

Personation with intent

Fraud over $5,000

Possession of property obtained by crime over $5,000

Trafficking in property obtained by crime.

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Pair arrested in relation to grandparent scam in Coniston

Woman told her grandson had been in crash, cash required for bail and legal fees

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