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Authorities in Washington, D.C., have arrested two individuals suspected of impersonating federal agents in an elaborate scheme to defraud an elderly resident. Chu Lin, 50, from Fresh Meadows, New York, and Xiean Cheng, 42, from Cornelius, North Carolina, face second-degree financial fraud charges following their arrest by the Metropolitan Police Department. The men allegedly attempted to obtain more than $200,000 in gold bars from an 85-year-old victim.
The fraud operation commenced on July 8 when the suspects contacted the victim via email and telephone, falsely representing themselves as federal agents. The perpetrators claimed the victim’s bank account funds faced imminent loss and instructed him to purchase gold bars as a protective measure. The victim, convinced of the scheme’s legitimacy, began attempting to acquire more than $200,000 worth of gold bars.
A gold dealer recognized warning signs of fraudulent activity and informed the victim he was being targeted. The dealer subsequently contacted both the Metropolitan Police Department’s Financial and Cyber Crimes Unit and the FBI. When Lin and Cheng arrived at the victim’s residence to collect the gold bars, officers from MPD’s Violent Crime Suppression Division arrested both suspects.
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