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Faux bankers rip-off aged North Bay lady out of $20K

By Miles Cooper
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December 10, 2024
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Faux bankers rip-off aged North Bay lady out of $20K

(KRON) — An aged lady within the North Bay was swindled out of $20,000 after scammers pretending to be banking representatives informed her they had been guarding her funds, in line with the Sonoma County Sheriff’s Workplace. One man was arrested in connection to the fraud.

Deputies had been alerted to the fraud scheme on Dec. 2. The rip-off suspects impersonated staff from Redwood Credit score Union and the Federal Reserve System and contacted the 78-year-old sufferer “under the guise of protecting her finances,” sheriff investigators stated. After convincing, the girl withdrew $20,000 from her checking account and handed it over to a pretend “federal marshal.”

North Bay sheriff accuses San Leandro lady of large-scale fraud rip-off

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The subsequent day, the scammers tried to achieve one other $20,000 from the girl, however by then, the sheriff’s workplace was coordinating a sting operation. Detectives ready on the sufferer’s residence detained 20-year-old Yung-Wen Kuan after he arrived to gather the money, authorities stated.

Investigators consider that Kuan labored as a courier in a complicated organized fraud operation.

Kuan was arrested for grand theft, elder monetary abuse and conspiracy. Detectives are analyzing proof from his Mercedes-Benz SUV, which was towed from the scene, as a way to establish extra suspects.

The Sonoma County Sheriff’s Workplace is urging group members to be vigilant and report suspicious exercise involving unsolicited monetary or private info requests. Victims of comparable scams ought to contact the sheriff’s workplace at (707)-565-2650.

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