Media Release - November 21, 2025

Gaming Computers Stolen

The Guelph Police Service is investigating after two gaming computers, valued at $5,099.98 combined, were stolen.

A business located on Stone Road reported that on Wednesday, November 19, 2025, at approximately 6:19 p.m., two individuals entered the business and proceeded to the desktop area of the store. The individuals grabbed two display model gaming desktop PCs, promptly exiting the business to an awaiting vehicle with a third person driving in a nearby parking lot.

Anyone with information is asked to call Constable Jonathan Schleen at 519-824-1212, ext. 7570, email her at jschleen@guelphpolice.ca, leave an anonymous message for Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS(8477), or leave an anonymous tip online at www.csgw.tips 

False Comedian Fraud

The Guelph Police Service received a report on Thursday, November 20, 2025, from a local resident that they were defrauded $5,000 from an individual posing as comedian Matt Rife.

The caller advised that they received a message from someone online claiming to be a known comedian. The message sender claimed they were having issues with their banking, and to the caller, they could pay off their credit card for them if they helped deposit a cheque for them. The caller gave the sender their banking information, resulting in them depositing a fraudulent cheque for $5,000 into the account.

The caller was then told to withdraw the money and deposit it into Bitcoin for the sender, to which they complied. The caller was then notified by their bank that they had deposited a fraudulent cheque, and their bank account had been compromised.

The fake Matt Rife continued to contact the caller, with the caller not responding to continued requests.

The caller was put in contact with the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre and to contact Equifax and TransUnion to place a fraud alert on their credit profile.

The Guelph Police Service would like to remind everyone of the possibility of individuals posing as celebrities in attempts to take advantage of them financially. Please call the Guelph Police Service if you feel you are the victim of any type of fraud.

Total calls for service in the last 24 hours - 259