Kingston Police seek identity of female fraud suspect

Kingston Police have released the above photos and are asking for public assistance in identifying a female suspect involved in a fraud case that occurred in early June 2021.

According to police, on Friday, Jun. 11, 2021, the suspect entered a bank in Kingston’s west end where she used fraudulent identification to open a new account. The suspect the made attempts to withdraw money in the form of an overdraft, which police say was granted. The victim, whose identity had been used to open the account, was notified of the fraud and contacted the bank. The bank subsequently froze the account, Kingston Police said in a press release on Friday, Jul. 30, 2021.

Police do not know the identity of the female suspect at this time. She is described as having a medium complexion, long dark brown hair, and brown eyes, with a medium to heavier build. At the time of the incident, she was wearing a distinctive light blue mask with writing on it, as well as dark pants and a light-coloured three-quarter-length-sleeved shirt over top of a black long-sleeved shirt. The suspect was also carrying an oversized dark coloured handbag/purse at the time.

Anyone with information regarding the identity or whereabouts of this female suspect is asked to contact Detective Dan Silver via email at [email protected].

Tips can also be made anonymously by calling the Kingston Police general number (613-549-4660 ext. 0) and requesting to be anonymous.