One crime ring scammed 2,000 elderly people of more than $27 million between 2021 and 2023 using tech support/bank impersonation/refund scams. “Victims were in their 70s and 80s,” reports the U.S. Attorney’s office for California’s southern district. Victims were first told they’d received a refund (either online or via phone), but then told they’d been “over-refunded” a massive amount, and asked to return that amount.
But 42-year-old Jiandong Chen just admitted Thursday…

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