From December 1 to December 4, 2025, the Baxter County Sheriff’s Office in Arkansas, in collaboration with Trilogy Media,, Chappy Grey and BullRackSin, arrested the following individuals for facilitating scams in the area:
MELVIN K. COLVIN
- A 62-year-old from Everett, Washington who served as a money mule for a Jamaican scammer who claimed Colvin was an agent with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).
- Arrested after attempting to pick up $250,000 and other items, believed to be three gold bars, from an 86-year-old man in Mountain Home, Arkansas.
- Charged with
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- Criminal attempt to commit theft of property
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- Conspiracy to commit theft of property
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- Misleading Caller ID - Intent to defraud
SAMAR NAWAZ
- A 30-year-old Social Security scammer from Kolkata, West Bengal, India residing in New Jersey on a visa that had expired in 2023.
- Attempted to send a money mule to collect $60,000 from a 95-year-old Mountain Home individual whilst under the guise of an agent with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC).
- Had a prior outstanding arrest warrant in Wilson County, North Carolina for defrauding an elderly victim out of $50,000 from a PayPal scam in March.
- Charged with
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- Conspiracy to commit theft of property
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- Computer fraud
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- Misleading Caller ID - Intent to defraud
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- Criminal impersonation
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- Unauthorized use of another person’s property to facilitate a crime.
- Is currently on immigration hold with ICE, so I HOPE HE ENJOYS GAUTMO!
FARDIN HOSSAIN TALAH
- A 23-year-old from Brooklyn, New York who served as a money mule for Nawaz, posing as an FTC agent in the process.
- Charged with
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- Conspiracy to commit theft of property
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- Computer fraud
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- Misleading Caller ID - Intent to defraud
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- Criminal impersonation
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- Unauthorized use of another person’s property to facilitate a crime.
https://www.ozarksfirst.com/news/baxter-county-scam-arrests/