Oakville man wanted for alleged SIM card swap scam
Investigators with the Durham Regional Police Service (DRPS) are looking for a man in connection with a SIM card swap fraud probe. The DRPS Financial Crimes unit began the investigation in October 2025 after a person’s cellphone unexpectedly entered SOS mode and lost connection to their cellular network. Police say when the person contacted their […]
Durham Regional Police Service is seeking a 31-year-old man from Oakville, identified as Jessan Vernet-Fort, in connection with a SIM card swap fraud investigation. The probe was initiated by the DRPS Financial Crimes unit in October 2025 after a victim's phone unexpectedly entered SOS mode and lost its connection to the cellular network.
When the victim reached out to their service provider, they discovered they had become the target of a SIM swap scam, where a fraudster gains access to a cellphone number by transferring it to another SIM card. In this specific case, the suspect allegedly utilized the victim's personal information and cell number to circumvent two-factor authentication and carry out transactions using the victim's credit card data.
Vernet-Fort has been charged with fraud exceeding $5,000, mischief/tampering with computer data, unauthorized use of a computer to gain computer services, intercepting private information, and two counts of unauthorized use of credit card data. Police have noted that he is connected to Ontario and Quebec regions. Investigators have provided two photographs of the suspect, each depicting him with a different hairstyle, in the hopes of locating him.
They are urging anyone possessing information regarding his whereabouts to come forward and contact them.
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