Toronto, Ontario – The Toronto Police Service Financial Crimes Unit has made arrests in a fraudulent retail gift cards investigation.
It is alleged that:
between July 2022 and January 2023, three people operated a sophisticated forgery lab, used for altering and manufacturing retail gift cards for fraudulent use
On Wednesday, January 25, 2023, officers executed search warrants at a business in Toronto and a home in Richmond Hill.
It is further alleged that investigators seized:
a vast amount of fraudulent gift cards, valued at approximately $500,000
computer equipment and electronics used for altering and manufacturing gift cards and a quantity of fake government issued identity documents
As a result of the investigation, police arrested three people on Wednesday, January 25, 2023.
Iouri Perett, 38, and Vitalii Fokov, 35, both of Richmond Hill, were each charged with:
Fraud Over ($5000)
Deal In Altered Gift Cards
Possession of Proceeds Obtained by Crime
Elizaveta Perett, 34, of Richmond Hill was charged with:
Possession of Proceeds Obtained by Crime
They are scheduled to appear in court at Old City Hall on Friday, March 10, 2023, 11 a.m., room 101.
Anyone with information is asked to contact police at 416-808-7300, Crime Stoppers anonymously at 416-222-TIPS (8477), or at www.222tips.com.
The Ministry of Finance and Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada (FINTRAC) assisted with the investigation.
Case #: 2023-183561
Toronto Police Service
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