Ontario Provincial Police are investigating three alleged fraudulent vehicle transactions at a dealership in Puslinch, near Guelph, this fall. Police say the vehicles were applied for online, and suspects presented fake identification that showed their own photographs but carried the personal information of unsuspecting victims to secure financing and take the vehicles.
A third transaction involving another suspect was reportedly in progress when the dealership contacted police. The OPP have released images of people they want to identify and believe they may be from Hamilton, Halton Region or the Greater Toronto Area. Not every vehicle theft involves a broken window: identity fraud at the sales desk can move a vehicle off the lot just as quickly, and it relies on the transaction looking routine.
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Original summary by the Xtreme Security Briefing team, based on the reporting above. Charges are allegations and have not been proven in court. Source checked: Nov 13, 2026.