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Iqaluit RCMP’s General Investigation Section, lays charges in multi-million-dollar fraud
July 2, 2025
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Iqaluit, Nunavut
From: Nunavut RCMP
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RCMP Files: 2024-1696716/2024-1403324
The Iqaluit RCMP’s General Investigation Section (GIS) has charged a 23-year-old male for defrauding the Qikiqtaaluk Business Development Corporation of over 2.9 million dollars and the Nunavut Film Development Corporation of $26,000.00, as a result of a Business E-Mail Compromise (BEC) in the fall of 2024.
On June 25, 2025, the Iqaluit RCMP GIS, with the assistance of the Alberta RCMP, arrested the 23-year-old male in Edmonton, Alberta, after conducting a thorough investigation.
Police have charged, Kirk Nosagie Iyekekpolor (age 23) with:
- Two counts of Fraud over $5000, contrary to Section 380(1)(a) C.C
Iyekekpolor, appeared in court in Iqaluit on June 30, 2025, and was remanded into custody. His next court appearance is scheduled for July 22, 2025, in Iqaluit, Nunavut.
Business Email Compromise is a sophisticated scam where an individual compromises legitimate business email accounts through social engineering or computer intrusion to conduct unauthorized transfers of funds.
Data from the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre shows that over $67 million dollars has been lost to BEC scams in Canada since the start of 2024.
Information regarding fraud protection can be located through the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre and cyber-security through Get Cyber Safe.