In photos of the seized goods provided by TPS, the gift cards appear to be from brands such as Sephora, Amazon, Moxies, Gap, Starbucks, Xbox, and Canadian Tire, among others.
, investigators allege that between July 2022 and January 2023, three people operated a “sophisticated” forgery lab in which they altered and manufactured fraudulent gift cards.
On Jan. 25, police officers executed search warrants at a Toronto business and a Richmond Hill residence in which they seized a “vast” amount of fraudulent gift cards valued at approximately $500,000, along with computer equipment and electronics used for manufacturing fake documents. Richmond Hill residents Iouri Perett, 38, and Vitalii Fokov, 35, were each charged with one count of fraud over $5,000, one count of dealing in altered gift cards, and one count of possession of proceeds obtained by crime.
Another Richmond Hill resident, 34-year-old Elizaveta Perett, was charged with one count of possession of proceeds obtained by crime.The three are scheduled to appear in court at Old City Hall in Toronto on March 10 at 11 a.m. Police are asking anyone with additional information to contact them at 416-808-7300, or Crime Stoppers at 416-222-TIPS , or at www.222tips.com.
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