NEWS RELEASES
ONTARIO PROVINCIAL POLICE
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TOWNSHIP OF CENTRE WELLINGTON — On Apr. 7, 2017 Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a call that a woman was attempting to open a bank account using false identification at a bank on St. Andrew Street West, in the town of Fergus.
OPP attended and spoke with staff and the suspect. Investigation revealed that the suspect was attempting to open an account with false identification and forged documents.
Further investigations revealed the woman had done the same at four other banks in Wellington County in the last month.
55-year-old Mary-Jean Campbell, previously of the Toronto area, was charged with six counts of obtaining credit under false pretences and 12 counts of using forged documents contrary to the Criminal Code of Canada and held for bail.
Campbell was [allegedly] using the aliases of "Tara Jean Miller", "Sara Jane Martin" and "Andrea Mary Kantelberg" and was recognizable by an Australian accent.
Anyone with information regarding this or similar incidents should contact OPP at 1-888-310-1122. Should you wish to remain anonymous, you may call Crime Stoppers at 1 800 222 8477 (TIPS) or leave an anonymous online message at www.csgw.tips where you may be eligible to receive a cash reward of up to $2000.
If you received correspondence and are questioning the legitimacy please contact your local police service and the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre at 1888-495-8501 or http://www.antifraudcentre.ca.
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