Four men charged in fraudulent courier scam
District 6 members have laid 28 charges against four men who are believed to have defrauded Calgarians by posing as bank representatives and couriers, including one woman who lost more than $25,000.On Wednesday, Aug. 5, at approximately 5 p.m., the woman received a phone call from an unknown man claiming to be from her bank’s “Fraud Department.” The suspect asked the victim to verify several “fraudulent” transactions on her credit card before telling her the card had been frozen to prevent further fraudulent activity.The suspect then directed the victim to cut up her credit card and place it in an envelope to be picked up by a courier driving a silver Honda CRV.The victim was contacted again by the suspect, who asked her to confirm her old personal identification number (PIN) and to verify a new PIN for her new card that would later be sent to her in the mail.The next day, on Thursday, Aug. 6, 2026, the victim’s credit card had several unverified transactions, totalling $25,824.The victim contacted her bank directly and determined that her original card had never been frozen. She then contacted police who began investigating.On Saturday, Aug. 29, 2026, officers executed a search warrant at a residence in the 500 block of 15 Ave. S.W., and seized one black replica pellet handgun, one conducted energy weapon, one retractable baton, numerous canisters of bear spray, one backpack full of .22 ammunition, a device used to access vehicle computer systems and steal cars, several pieces of identification, documents and bank cards that are believed to be connected to stolen vehicles and fraudulent activity and two stolen motorcycles recovered across the street and believed to be connected to the residence. As a result, four men were arrested and charged. Badr Ghassan Salim AL-SAFFAR, 28, is charged with four counts of breaching a release order, including cutting off his ankle monitor. He remains in custody. Brandon Laroy FORDHAM, 31, is charged with two counts of breaching a release order and has two warrants out for his arrest. Jordan Tyler OLDFORD, 37, is charged with two counts of fraud over $5,000, three counts of uttering a forged document and possession of a stolen bank card, and three counts of breaching a release order and Jeremy SAUVE, 41, is charged with eight weapons-related breaches of a release order, and one count each of fraud over $5,000, possession of a forged bank card, possession of a stolen bank card, uttering a forged document, possession of a weapon dangerous to the public peace and possession of instruments of forgery.Al-Saffar , Oldford and Sauve are scheduled to next appear in court today.“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,” says Inspector Scott Neilson of the Calgary Police Service. “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. A few minutes of verification can prevent a significant financial loss.”
