Richard Earl Rupert, 54, is wanted on a Canada-wide warrant for multiple counts of fraud, theft under, robbery, attempted fraud and breaking and entering.

TORONTO -- America’s Most Wanted is giving Toronto Police a helping hand to catch an alleged senior scamming thief.

Richard Earl Rupert, 54, is wanted on a Canada-wide warrant for multiple counts of fraud, theft under, robbery, attempted fraud and breaking and entering.

Toronto cops have been on his trail since January and want him for allegedly bilking seniors — ranging in age from 78 to 95 — for years across Ontario and as far west as British Columbia.

Jon Leiberman, a correspondent for America’s Most Wanted, said the segment on Rupert is scheduled to air on Sept. 25.

“I was at the international fugitive investigators conference in Toronto a few months back and the case was brought to my attention from some members of the Toronto Police service,” Leiberman said.

“Our show exists to bring justice to victims and to help law enforcement find elusive fugitives and this guy fits the bill in both ways.”

Although the show is called America’s Most Wanted, Leiberman said they have a good following north of the border.

“We have a very strong viewership in Canada; we thought this would be a good opportunity to help our friends at the Toronto Police service track down this elusive fugitive,” he said. “The public really has a dislike for this guy as well they should.”

Last week, Vancouver Police announced a new fraud warrant for Rupert after he allegedly posed as a building manager collecting rent money at a seniors’ building in August and bilked an elderly man out of more than $100.

Although he’s managed to evade cops and a Canada-wide warrant for most of the year, after AMW airs, Rupert should be worried, Leiberman said.

“John Walsh our host always says that the world gets a lot smaller when we put a fugitive on our air,” he said. “Now millions of eyeballs are going to be trained on Richard Rupert and they are going to know what to look for and we are going to arm our viewers with all the information they need to help us track (Rupert) down.”

The show — which kicks off its 24th season on Saturday — has been responsible for 1,128 fugitives being captured.

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