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Police arrest NY woman accused of scamming Cape resident out of $46K in 2022
The woman was arraigned in Barnstable District Court on Oct. 4.
Boston Police arrested a New York woman on Sept. 23 for allegedly scamming a Cape Cod resident out of $46,000, police announced Sunday.
In December 2022, the Barnstable Police Department received a report from a Marstons Mills resident who was told to transfer $46,000 to a “safe” government account, according to a statement from police.
Yuxin Fu, 24, of Flushing, New York allegedly posed as a member of the Drug Enforcement Administration and told the victim that their social security number was linked to an investigation in Texas. Authorities said the scammer told the victim that they needed to transfer their account funds to a government account to prevent them from being taken.
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A warrant was issued for Fu in June 2023, but she fled to China in May 2023, police said.
On Sept. 23, Fu was taken into custody at JFK International Airport in New York when she tried to reenter the US, the statement said.
Fu was taken to Massachusetts by members of the Barnstable Police Detective Unit and Massachusetts State Police Detectives Unit.
Fu was arrested and charged with larceny over $1,200 and receiving stolen property over $1,200, according to officials. She was arraigned in Barnstable District Court on Oct. 4 and held on $100,000 bail.
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