Canadian Man Stuck in Triangle of E-Commerce Fraud

A Canadian band manager, Timothy Barker, was arrested after ordering children’s playsets from an Amazon seller; the orders were fulfilled with shipments originating from Walmart using another woman’s hacked Walmart account (a triangulation fraud pattern). The RCMP investigated and arrested Barker, who provided documentation showing legitimate payment methods and believes both he and the Ontario woman were victims of account takeover or triangulation fraud. Prosecutors later stayed the charges, but Barker lost his job and remains unable to clear his record; the article discusses the mechanics of triangulation fraud and criticizes the investigation.