Coquitlam RCMP warn of romance fraudster targeting Metro Vancouver women
COQUITLAM, B.C. — RCMP in Coquitlam, B.C., hope a Valentine’s Day warning will help them find a man who has been preying on unsuspecting women searching for love.
Cpl. Michael McLaughlin says a Coquitlam woman was involved in a week-long romance with a man who answered the victim’s online ad on Jan. 1.
The man, described as about 45 years old, with dark brown hair, a trim beard and blue eyes, stayed at the victim’s home but police say the woman never saw his car or went to his residence.
McLaughlin says the suspect left the woman’s home on Jan. 7, and disappeared, along with her house keys, bank cards, and money withdrawn from her account.