A Chinese national has been indicted for his alleged role in a scam to defraud an elderly woman out of more than $70,000, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Illinois announced on July 18.
Lian Zhigang, 42, a lawful permanent U.S. resident of La Puente, California, was indicted by a grand jury in East St. Louis with one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and one count of wire fraud. Lian was taken into custody by the Illinois State Police on July 1.
“Federal authorities will never call to demand your personal or financial information over the phone, notify you that you’re a victim of identity theft, ask you to send cryptocurrency or travel to your home to pick up money,” Steven D. Weinhoeft, U.S. attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, said in a statement….
Chinese National Accused of Impersonating Federal Agent to Scam Elderly Victim
