Calgary ‘Romeo’ accused of trying $11k merch scam on local tattoo shop – Calgary | 24CA News
A person beforehand charged with fraud stemming from phony tech scams and romance scams has been charged with scamming one other Calgary business.
Between Jan. 14 and March 4, the accused man visited an area tattoo business on 5 completely different days to have work performed on his tattoos.
Police mentioned he informed the proprietor he owned an organization referred to as Brand Culture YYC and will present merchandise for the tattoo store to promote.
According to a police news launch, the business agreed to buy almost $11,000 in merchandise, merch that was by no means delivered. The proprietor then reported the incident to police.
Investigators gathered proof of the sale settlement and transaction.
On Monday, Bryan Christopher Syryda, 37, was arrested at his resident within the 7100 block of Fountain Road S.E. and was charged with one rely of fraud over $5,000, proceeds of crime over $5,000 and two counts of breaching a court docket order.
Syryda is because of seem in court docket on Thursday.
Syryda was beforehand convicted of costs from defrauding people of promoting tech in Alberta and B.C. he mentioned he had entry to however didn’t ship on. He additionally scammed girls throughout “extravagant outings” during which he would supply the identical bogus tech deal to girls, wooing them utilizing cash police imagine was obtained via the sooner scams.
His December 2022 conviction resulted in a conditional sentence and home arrest.
On Tuesday, CPS mentioned they decided Syryda violated the circumstances of home arrest by defrauding the native business and investigators discovered he registered a business “to legitimize his activity” posing as a company merchandise provider.
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