Asif Zamir: The Lowdown on the Police

Ok, I haven't talked about the police up to now because I didn't want to provide an advantage to Asif Zamir by giving him information. Now, I think, there is nothing to lose.

The police detective of the Peel Police department is, by his own admission, not very knowledgeable about computers. When Asif Zamir said that he had had his ebay account hacked, the detective took him at his word. Where most of us would have thought, "that's a convenient excuse", the detective automatically started treating this case as though all parties acted in good faith.

To complicate matters, the detective had an existing relationship with Asif Zamir and his mother for a matter involving fraud against a church where the Zamirs were the complainants (I know, I also wonder what the story from that case is...).

I must admit, even though I know that the detective has been trying to help, and has apparently managed to get Asif Zamir to repay some of his victims, he has treated me more like a pain in the ass than a legitimate complainant (I would like to clarify: I am a pain in the ass and a legitimate complainant). That is most likely because he wants me to let it go, agree with him that Asif Zamir is just a very bad, stupid, inexperienced businessman.

This detective has also read Asif Zamir's blog and he expressed doubt that it was the same Asif Zamir. He says that Asif Zamir refers to having been in Pickering in 1992, which would have made him only 6 or 7 years old. I don't see an issue with this, given that he could well have been there with his mommy. In any case, it illustrates the detective's tendency to doubt pretty much every piece of evidence that I provide him. He did say (and I agree with him on this) that knowing that Asif Zamir is in Pickering doesn't really help us to find him.

So, his suggestion is simply to sue him. Unfortunately, that was the route I was pursuing until the detective got involved and told me that he would recover my money for me. So, I waited for the detective to work on Asif Zamir, and then Zamir got evicted. Now, since Asif Zamir has gone into hiding, I must find him before I can sue him.

The RCMP has shown some interest as well. I expect once they hit this one on their list of priorities, they will act. This is why it is so vitally important for all victims of Asif Zamir to file a complaint with them. They need to appreciate the scope of the fraud. Unlike the detective from the Peel police department, I think they will evaluate this more objectively and give the benefit of the doubt to the victims rather than to the accused.

I know that Asif Zamir hopes that if he lays low for awhile, all of this will blow over. I am working towards not letting that happen. I want to teach Asif Zamir that you cannot steal from people with impunity.