On January 14, 2024, Greenwich Police in Connecticut arrested 23-year-old Elmhurst, New York resident Zhipeng Lin for serving as a money mule for a McAfee refund scam, which swindled a 74-year-old woman out of $496,000. The victim received an email on November 18, 2024 by someone who falsely claimed to be from McAfee to trick her into converting $459,427 in securities, stocks and investments to gold, which Lin picked up under the guise of a courier.
Lin has been charged with first-degree larceny and the criminal attempt at first-degree larceny. It is considered a class-b felony under Connecticut state law, which means on each charge, he will face up to 20 years in jail and a $15,000 fine.
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