SHAMEFUL: CANADIAN POLICE NAB 26 YEAR OLD NIGERIAN PROLIFIC IDENTITY THIEF IN TORONTO

 The court records showed that the lady charges relate to the alleged thefts of identities belonging to at least 20 people since 2017 alone, while, York Regional Police Sgt. Andy Pattenden said there could be more,

 “She definitely would be considered a professional fraudster, knows what she’s doing and [is] quite prolific. She’s really been all over the [Greater Toronto Area]”, Pattenden stated, while Police services across the Toronto area are still piecing together the extent of her alleged crimes.

Penpushing further reports that, the suspect latest arrest came on June 29, when police allege she tried to flee a luxury condominium complex in Markham, North of Toronto, after being suspected of fraud, while the York Region Police allege Oguntoyinbo tried to rent the condo using the name Natalia Bozic, and have charged her with using a forged certified cheque and a false identity.

The records also stated that a 24 year old  self-employed esthetician from Mississauga, Ont. Bozic, disclosed  that someone used her personal information to get into her bank account, apply for loans and credit cards, change all her passwords and wreak havoc on her life.

Penpushing also reports that the victim said she first noticed something was amiss when she couldn’t log in to her RBC online banking account this past summer, adding that, “It was June 10th, and it told me to call the phone number listed. So I called them, and they told me to come into the bank.”

The victim said the bank told her $1,200 was stolen from her account, which was just the beginning, stressing that, “they investigated and they put my account on freeze’, adding that the bank assured her “nobody can put money in and nobody can take money out.”

Yet, two days later someone walked into an RBC branch on Don Mills Rd. in Toronto and passed a teller a fake driver’s licence with Bozic’s name and correct licence number, stating that the RBC teller issued the person a new bank card linked to  her bank account.

Penpushing reports that, Bozic believes the bank also provided the person her social insurance number, explaining that, that’s when the alleged crimes became more brazen and widespread, adding, someone “reset passwords, reset security questions, reset my phone to a new phone number, created a new email address so I don’t get notified my [banking] password changed.”

Penpushing further reports that, investigation also revealed that, twice more, money was drained from Bozic’s account, while some was sent to a bank account in Vancouver, and  in all, about $4,000 went missing.

The bank records revealed that, over  the next five days, someone using Bozic’s driver’s licence and SIN applied for at least 20 bank loans, car loans and credit cards from financial institutions across the country.

‘On June 17, someone accessed her Fido mobile phone account. Her phone number was changed, new phones were purchased, and Bozic was billed $2,000. Someone also changed the passwords to her social media accounts. Then, on June 19, Bozic received a letter from Scotiabank. It said, congratulations, I had leased a Range Rover,” she said.

“Well, I was just thinking, what’s next? They have my SIN number for life; they have my driver’s licence for life. They have all the stuff to keep it going”, the victim said

Penpushing also reports that Police in at least four Toronto-area jurisdictions have filed identity theft-related charges against Oguntoyinbo, while court records reveal Oguntoyinbo is accused of stealing the identities of two people there.

The fraudster  in Halton, is accused  of stealing the identities of 11 people, while Toronto police said they have two outstanding arrest warrants for Oguntoyinbo in connection with the thefts of two identities and other frauds, and in York region, North of Toronto, police allege she stole four identities.

The York Regional Police as part of their most recent investigation obtained a search warrant for a condo complex at 50 Forest Manor Rd. in Toronto, and inside the 22nd-floor condo investigators found printers and paper stock they said Oguntoyinbo used to create fake certified cheques using others’ names.

Penpushing reports that, the records equally showed that, she allegedly used some of those cheques to buy a Mercedes Benz and a BMW, while numerous forged drivers’ licences, social insurance numbers and passports in the names of other people were seized from her.

The profile of Oguntoyinbo showed that in 2017, she was charged with 19 fraud-related offences and was sentenced to jail twice, the harshest sentence being 90 days, and as at the time of filing this report she is currently behind bars as the latest round of charges work their way through court systems in the four jurisdictions.

Penpushing reports that, her only online presence appears to be photos posted on the website starnow.ca, a site used by actors, models and musicians looking for work, while federal bankruptcy records and provincial databases revealed that Oguntoyinbo has no assets or liens registered in her name.

The CBC News showed that police have a list of aliases they believe Oguntoyinbo has used to allegedly commit crimes and include; Debra Omolade Oguntoyinbo, Deborah Ololade Oguntoyinbo, Kayla Wright, Dzoya Trotman, Jessica Wright, Ashley Bailey

Penpushing further reports that, the bank has refunded the money stolen from her account, admitting errors that it could have done a better job protecting Bozic’s personal information..

“We did acknowledge to Ms. Bozic that, in this instance, our in-branch protocols for verifying a client’s identity were not adequately followed, and explained how we would prevent this from happening in the future,”

The bank spokesperson AJ Goodman wrote in an email to CBC News, and also pointed out that  Bozic is partially to blame, explaining, “We understand that this has been a difficult situation for Ms. Bozic and we regret the frustrations she experienced. Ms. Bozic was the victim of an account takeover after her mobile device was compromised,”

Penpushing reports that, Bozic disagreed with the bank position , pointing out her RBC bank account was hacked seven days before her mobile phone was compromised, adding that she still has no idea how her online banking information was accessed; stating that  she’s never lost her identification or been hacked before.

The victim also expressed fear  if, or when, her identity might be misused again, but  has since switched banks and said she’ll have to check with credit bureaus every year to see if someone continues to fraudulently apply for loans in her name.

“They said they were sorry for what happened and that should be enough. I have to try and figure out if my information matches with their information. And if it doesn’t, I’m screwed”, she emphasised