Man attempts to open bank account with fake passport
![071724_Getty, Passport, Documents, Financial (Source: megaflopp/iStock/Getty Images Plus)](/content/dam/ctvnews/en/images/2024/7/17/071724_getty--passport--documents--financial-1-6967789-1721254998337.jpg)
Police are warning local financial institutions to examine identification carefully after an individual in Wingham attempted to open a bank account with a fake passport.
According to Huron OPP, just after 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday, bank staff contacted police about a man that had attempted to open a bank account with a foreign passport, alongside immigration documents.
The man said that he lived and worked in the community, and provided an address that staff discovered did not exist. The bank also verified that he was not employed with the local business that he claimed he was. Upon confronting the man, he fled, leaving some documents behind.
Police confirmed with the Canadian Border Services Agency that the documents were in fact forgeries. They believe that the intention was for the fraudster to gradually defraud the banks over time once the false account was opened.
CTVNews.ca Top Stories
![](https://www.ctvnews.ca/polopoly_fs/1.6967959.1721259983!/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_800/image.jpg)
DEVELOPING RNC live updates: Donald Trump Jr., JD Vance set to speak tonight
Follow for the latest updates on the third day of the Republican National Convention.
Biden tests positive for COVID, will self-isolate in Delaware
U.S. President Joe Biden, under pressure from fellow Democrats to drop his re-election campaign, tested positive for COVID-19 while visiting Las Vegas on Wednesday and is self-isolating after experiencing mild symptoms, the White House said.
Poilievre vows to fire envoy as Canada buys a $9M condo for diplomat in NYC
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is promising to fire Canada’s consul general in New York City if the Tories wins the next federal election.
Quebec filmmaker denied replacement hand after airplane propeller accident
The War Amps is speaking out after one of its members who lost most of his hand in an airplane propeller accident was denied coverage by Quebec for a mechanical hand.
Video shows B.C. grizzly basking in clawfoot tub
A donated clawfoot bathtub has become the preferred lounging spot for a pair of B.C. grizzly bears, who have been taking turns relaxing and reclining in it – with minimal sibling squabbling – for the past year.
Here's who will take the podium today at the Republican National Convention
This year's Republican National Convention continued Wednesday with a packed list of speakers including vice presidential candidate Sen. JD Vance, Donald Trump Jr. and Texas Gov. Greg Abbott.
Rare photos reveal uncontacted tribe in Peruvian Amazon as loggers move in
Rare images of the Mashco Piro, an uncontacted Indigenous tribe in the remote Peruvian Amazon, were published on Tuesday by Survival International,
'I feel like he did not die in vain': Family responds to report on tortured B.C. boy's death
The heartbreak over the death of an Indigenous 11-year-old Fraser Valley boy, tortured and then ultimately killed by his foster parents, was felt by all who knew him.
Trudeau cabinet to meet Friday as speculation around a shuffle swirls
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's cabinet is expected to meet on Friday, CTV News has learned. The agenda sets aside 30 minutes for ministers to meet virtually Friday morning, to talk about 'appointments.' The meeting comes amid speculation around the prime minister shaking up his inner circle.