Two from Ontario charged in Airline Ticket Scam mostly targeting victims from Calgary and area; “fraudulently issued and sold at a value of more than $500,000”

January 26, 2023 Eastern Canada, Fraud, Ontario, RCMP Ontario, Spotlight, _ Across Canada

Region of Peel, Ontario – Investigators from the Peel Regional Police 21 Division Criminal Investigation Bureau in collaboration with the Fraud Bureau have arrested and charged a man from Vaughan and issued a warrant for a woman from Brampton concerning an Airline Ticket Scam across the GTA.

Between June 2021 and December 2021, two suspects allegedly misrepresented themselves as working for travel agencies based out of the United Kingdom to obtain access to a secure online booking portal belonging to a major European airline. It is alleged that these two individuals fraudulently sold valid flight tickets to unsuspecting customers and collected the payments to benefit themselves financially.

Over 250 airline tickets were fraudulently issued and sold at a value of more than $500,000. The majority of the customers who purchased the tickets were from the Calgary area and the flights were primarily to Africa.

On Monday, January 23, 2023, Adebowale Adiatu, a 32-year-old man from Vaughan was arrested and charged with:

Count 1: Fraud Over $5000

Count 2: Conspiracy to Commit an Indictable Offence

Count 3: Possession of Property Obtained by Crime

Adebowale Adiatu, a 32-year-old man from Vaughan
Adebowale Adiatu, a 32-year-old man from Vaughan

An arrest warrant has been issued for Gbemisola Akinrinade, a 44-year-old woman from Brampton for the following charges:

Count 1: Obtain by False Pretense

Count 2: Unlawful Use of a Computer

Count 3: Fraud Over $5000

Count 4: Possession of Property Obtained by Crime

Count 5: Conspiracy to Commit an Indictable Offence

Count 6: Fraud Under $5000

Gbemisola Akinrinade, a 44-year-old woman from Brampton
Gbemisola Akinrinade, a 44-year-old woman from Brampton

Peel Regional Police is dedicated to the protection of individuals and groups in our community. In many fraud related cases, people in vulnerable situations are coerced, manipulated and taken advantage of for the profit of the fraudster. Police urge individuals to properly source the website they are dealing with and verify legitimacy.

Anyone who recognizes or has information about his type of case is asked to contact the 21 Division C.I.B or Fraud Bureau at (905) 453–2121, ext. 2133 or 3335 or to your local Police Service. Information may also be left anonymously by calling Peel Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477), or by visiting peelcrimestoppers.ca.

Peel Regional Police

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