Police say the two men ran several transport companies under different names.
Customers were given a low-cost contract to move their belongings, and as soon as the items were loaded into a truck, the men contacted customers and demanded more money, police said.
Customers were then forced to pay inflated prices in the thousands of dollars to pick up their items, according to police. If they could not pay, police said their belongings were kept in an unknown warehouse while being charged with storage fees.
On June 24, police carried out search warrants in Bellamy Road and Progress Avenue and arrested two men.
Toronto residents Cemal Ozturk and Dogan Celik, both 30, face four counts of conspiracy to commit a felony and four counts of fraud, more than $ 5,000 fraud, more than $ 5,000 fraud and possession of property. from crime.
On Wednesday, police said they had charged another suspect believed to be involved in the scam.
Twenty-seven-year-old Amethyst Jones, from Toronto, has been turned into a police officer and faces the same charges against Ozturk and Celik.
“As part of this investigation, the police recovered a significant amount of personal items believed to be from victims. It will take some time to sort them out and return them to their owners. “Victims can claim these items by contacting investigators at 416-808-4100,” police said in a press release.
Police ask anyone with information to contact police at 416-808-4100 or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 416-222-TIPS (8477).
