The owner of a Winnipeg limousine company is accused of defrauding a dozen clients of $1 million in what police call a "calculated and very sophisticated" money laundering scam. A 36-year-old Winnipeg man and owner of the company has been charged with 14 offences related to fraud and money laundering. One tactic involved taking customer data and overcharging their credit card from a previous regular fare price. These went unrecognized until the customer saw the difference on their credit card statement and started inquiring with credit card companies, said McKinnon. Other times, credit card information that was previously saved from a legitimate transaction was reprocessed without the customer knowing, police said.

Source: CBC News March 12, 2021 19:06 UTC