On May 4, 2025, the Nassau County Police Department in New York arrested 28-year-old Brooklyn resident Zugen Jiang for serving as a money mule for a Social Security Scam, where
- The scammers will call their victims, in this case a 90-year-old woman, under the guise of an officer with the United States Federal Trade Commission (FTC).
- The scammers will falsely claim their victims’ identity and Social Security Number was compromised, requiring them to withdraw $10,000 from their bank account and hand-deliver it to a designated courier, or money mule.
- After the money is sent out, the scammers will continue to call and demand more money from their victims.
Jiang was arrested and charged with grand larceny in the 3rd degree, a Class D felony punishable by up to 7 years in state prison.