Police say a 27-year-old Toronto woman allegedly led seniors in Alberta and Manitoba to believe they had won the lottery.
Investigators from Peel Regional Police’s Fraud Bureau looked into an “advanced fee lottery scam” that spanned six months, starting last August.
The victims were allegedly told to send money via bank transfers, and to send cash and gift cards in the mail to residential addresses in Mississauga.
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