A Strathmore area woman has been charged with 80 fraud-related offences in connection to a scam that allegedly swindled a Langdon man out of his savings.
RCMP were called by a concerned resident on May 31 who said they had been the victim of a fraud that resulted in the loss of thousands of dollars.
Rick McDonough says a woman told him a web of lies last February and then took him for everything he had.
“It was just for smaller things just to keep going while she was waiting for this money to come in,” said McDonough. ”It’s pretty sad and I’m pretty disappointed that I got duped.”
During the course of the investigation, police determined that a woman was using a fraudulent bank letter to persuade people to give her money.
Jane Elizabeth Moore was arrested and charged on June 27 with:
- Two counts of Uttering Threats
- Two counts of Fraud Over $5000
- 78 Counts of Fraud Under $5000
Police say Moore has also used the following names/alias’:
- Jane Seaman
- Elizabeth Seaman
- Jane Norman
- Jane Plimmer
- JJ O’Conner
- Jane Smith
“The victim was known to the offender in this case. The victim was able to identify Miss Moore as the person responsible so the investigation unfolded much quicker than previous ones,” said RCMP Cpl. Curtis Peters.
In 2009, Moore was arrested and sentenced for a long list of fraud-related offences.
Police say there was only one target this time around.
“She wasn’t defrauding multiple businesses, it was an exploitive relationship with one individual who was victimized several times. She kind of kept it ongoing and managed to keep a story going to lead him on for quite a period of time,” said Peters.
McDonough says Moore posed as a millionaire's daughter and asked to borrow money with the promise of repayment. He says she gave him a bank slip that said his money would be released at a later date and that he is now out almost $100,000.
Moore is out on bail with numerous conditions and is scheduled to appear in Strathmore Provincial Court on July 7, 2017.
