Former care aide who scammed Metro Vancouver seniors sentenced to four years

Ana Marie Lat Chamdal pleaded guilty to defrauding elderly victims in Surrey, White Rock and Richmond

Published Aug 30, 2024  •  2 minute read

B.C. care aide Ana Marie Lat Chamdal has been sentenced to four years imprisonment for defrauding seniors. Photo by RCMP

A former B.C. care aide who preyed on seniors has pleaded guilty to fraud and sentenced to four years imprisonment.

Surrey RCMP said Ana Marie Lat Chamdal, 32, gained the trust of her victims by posing as a care aide then stealing their valuables and money.

In total, police identified 20 victims, mostly in Surrey but also in White Rock and Richmond, who lost an estimated total of more than $60,000.

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Mounties began investigating Chamdal after several seniors victimized between December 2021 and April 2022 came forward to police.

Investigators with Surrey RCMP’s economic crime unit learned Chamdal would go to her victims’ homes or care facilities under the pretence of providing them with health services and support.

After gaining the seniors’ trust, she obtained banking records, which she used to withdraw funds from their bank account, said police. On some occasions, she also stole from them, including jewelry, cellphones, and wallets.

Police arrested Chamdal in April 2022. She was released with conditions.

Less than three months later, police found Chamdal breached the conditions, allegedly stealing from a 96-year-old man in Richmond and a 95-year-old senior in White Rock. 

In the Richmond incident, a wallet was stolen from the victim’s home. Police alleged the credit and debit cards were used fraudulently in Surrey and Delta.

She was arrested in July that year and then again on February 1, 2023, when she remained in custody until her sentencing last Monday.

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In total, Chamdal faced 65 charges including fraud, assault, theft of credit cards and possession of forged documents, said police.

Chamdal gets credit for time served and two years’ probation. She was ordered to pay $6,000 in restitution to her victims.

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