A 58-year-old Oakville man accused of operating a fraudulent magazine for more than a decade allegedly solicited more than $1 million often by placing cold calls to local businesses throughout Ontario.
Police allege that between April 2011 and May of 2023, Azher Hyder would contact business owners to solicit funds for a magazine called “Ontario Police Public Safety News.”
An Ontario man has been charged with fraud over $5,000 after he allegedly sold advertisements for a magazine under false pretences for more than 10 years, Toronto police say.
A man in his 50s from Oakville, Ont. has been arrested and charged after allegedly selling advertisements and soliciting funds using a fake magazine for more than a decade.