After two years of investigation, RCMP has arrested a 53-year-old man for scamming a Sunshine Coast woman out of more than $100,000 in a "romance scam."
Michael Paul Snow was arrested in Maple Creek, Sask. on June 24 on a Canada-wide warrant for fraud over $5,000.
Sunshine Coast RCMP's investigation started in June 2023, after a Sunshine Coast woman's report that a man she met online stole $110,000 from her, . "Over the course of several months, Michael Paul Snow gained this woman’s trust and convinced her to participate in a business venture that was later learned to be non-existent," alleged the release.
Several other victims were identified over the course of the investigation, said the release. Police are asking anyone else who may have had fraudulent business dealings with Snow to contact their local police department or Sunshine Coast RCMP.
Following his arrest, Snow was released to appear in Sechelt Provincial Court on Aug. 13.
