Three Hills RCMP charge man in $729,900 investment scam

By Your Southwest Media Group

THREE HILLS - A Richmond, B.C., man faces fraud and money-laundering charges after a Three Hills RCMP investigation into an investment scam that cost a victim $729,900.

Harprit Singh Gill, 47, has been charged with fraud over $5,000 and laundering the proceeds of crime.

The investigation began in February 2025. The victim had researched high-interest savings online and was contacted by someone claiming to represent JP Morgan. The caller offered a Guaranteed Investment Certificate. The victim sent two wire transfers, $500,000 and $230,000, to a beneficiary company called Sunlife Holdings Inc.

RCMP determined JP Morgan does not operate as a GIC holder in Canada and that the offer was a common scam. Investigators traced the Sunlife Holdings Inc. bank account, identified the account holder and found numerous wire transfers had been sent to financial institutions in Canada and the United Kingdom.

A Canada-wide warrant was issued for Gill's arrest. He was located and arrested in Richmond on May 6, 2026, and remanded into custody following a bail hearing. He will be transported to Alberta for further court proceedings.