Four men who are believed to have defrauded Calgarians of thousands of dollars, have been charged with 28 criminal offences by police. According to District 6 police officers they were involved in impersonating bank representatives and couriers to defraud clients.
The investigation began after a Calgary resident received a phone call on Wednesday, August 5, 2026, from a man posing as a representative from her bank’s fraud department. The caller convinced the victim to verify several false transactions, claimed that her credit card had been frozen, and instructed her to cut up the card and place it in an envelope.
A man driving a silver Honda CR-V and pretending to represent a courier service. arrived at the victim’s address to pick up the envelope.
The suspect contacted the victim again shortly afterwards to confirm her previous Personal Identification Number (PIN) and verify a new PIN for a replacement card. By the next morning, the credit card had accumulated $25,824 in unauthorized charges.
The victim contacted her bank immediately and was informed that her original card had never been frozen. She then contacted police who began investigating.
On Saturday, August 29, 2026, officers executed a search warrant at a residence in the 500 block of 15 Avenue S.W. and seized a replica pellet handgun, a conducted energy weapon, a retractable baton, multiple canisters of bear spray, a backpack containing .22-caliber ammunition, and an electronic device designed to bypass vehicle computer systems. Police also recovered two stolen motorcycles along with identification, financial documents, and bank cards linked to stolen vehicles and ongoing fraudulent operations.
Following the search, four suspects were taken into custody. Badr Ghassan Salim Al-Saffar, 28, faces four counts of breaching a release order, including tampering with and removing his electronic monitoring ankle bracelet.
Jordan Tyler Oldford, 37, has been charged with two counts of fraud over $5,000, three counts of uttering a forged document, possession of a stolen bank card, and three counts of breaching a release order.
Jeremy Sauve, 41, faces eight weapons-related release order breaches, along with individual counts of fraud over $5,000, possession of a forged bank card, possession of a stolen bank card, uttering a forged document, possession of a dangerous weapon, and possession of forgery instruments.
Additionally, Brandon Laroy Fordham, 31, is charged with two counts of breaching a release order and has two outstanding warrants for his arrest.
Al-Saffar, Oldford, and Sauve appeared in court on Monday, September 14, 2026.
“Thanks to prompt action from the victim in reporting this incident to police and alerting her bank, we were able to investigate and quickly apprehend several individuals who have participated in bank and courier scams,” stated Inspector Scott Neilson. “If someone contacts you claiming to be from your bank and asks for your PIN, bank card, cash or valuables to be picked up by a courier, it is a scam. Hang up, contact your bank directly and speak with a trusted family member or friend before taking any action.”
Anyone who has sustained financial losses or had personal information compromised by similar fraudulent schemes is urged to contact Calgary police at 403-266-1234 or submit an anonymous tip through Crime Stoppers.