Legal Question in Criminal Law in Canada

ID Fraud

I was sent a email by (person A), stating that I forged ID documents. Person A supported these claims with copies of emails that are supposedly mine and a scanned carbon copy of a receipt for payment, emails stated me agreeing to provide him with original ID documents. I have no knowledge of writing those email, nor accepting to any term by person A. On my side of the story, I was a third party for someone else (person B) and had no knowledge of forged ID, only excepted payments so they could be forward to person B, with small percentage going to me. I have determined that person B has trick me into received payments from person A, while concealing his identity from person A thru me, which means access to personal things, email, name, address, etc. Contacting person B has fail, no responds. Person A has told me to pay him 250$US within 10 days or risk a criminal action on the basic of fraud, what is the best solution to take?


Asked on 11/24/03, 10:04 am

1 Answer from Attorneys
Kenneth Golish Golish, Kenneth W.

Re: ID Fraud

It is not clear from the manner in which you have described your prior conduct whether you are guilty of fraud. A prosecutor might make the argument that you were willfully blind and therefore a party to the fraud as much Person B. However, Person A is now probably guilty of a form of extortion or blackmail, itself a criminal offence. You are probably wise to contact a lawyer in your own area.

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Answered on 11/24/03, 7:32 pm


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