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Man arrested after defrauding a senior in an online romance scam: Brant OPP

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The Ontario Provincial Police have arrested a man from Thunder Bay after a 76-year-old woman in Brant County was swindled in an online romance scam.

Officers say the woman is out $18,000 after the two connected on a dating website.

Investigators say she started to send cash transfers, but later became suspicious and contacted police on July 19, 2022.

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Chinasa Chijioke, 25, from Thunder Bay has been charged with fraud under $5,000.

The accused is scheduled to appear in a Brantford courthouse at a later date.

Brant OPP are continuing to investigate and expect more charges to be laid.

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