Three Chinese nationals — only one of which was present in the U.S. legally — have been arrested in York County for attempting to scam and 82-year-old Alfred man out of more $100,000.
“The local man was tricked into believing that he received a fraudulent payment in his bank account and was coaxed to repay the money with cash,” the York County Sheriff’s Office said in a Facebook post Wednesday.
“The scammers received an initial payment of $50,000 and returned on Tuesday to collect the remaining funds,” the Sheriffs office said.
The suspects are accused of tricking the elderly man into believing he had received a fraudulent payment in his bank account. They allegedly convinced him to repay the nonexistent funds in cash, according to the sheriff’s office.
While one of the suspects was present in the country legally on a green card, the others were not in the U.S. legally.
Investigators said the man initially handed over $50,000 to the scammers. When they returned on Tuesday to collect the remaining amount, deputies were waiting and took the suspects into custody.
The three individuals, who reportedly have limited English proficiency, all listed New York addresses. They face charges of theft by deception. Following their initial court appearances, the suspects were held on the following bail amounts:
- Meng Chen, 50, of Staten Island, New York, is a legal permanent resident with a green card. He remains incarcerated on $100,000 bail. Authorities released a photo of Chen wearing a gray shirt.
- Wen Chen, 23, of New York, is an illegal alien from China. He is being held on $150,000 bail and was photographed wearing an orange shirt.
- Weijie Yan, 21, of New York, entered the U.S. on a student visa but did not attend school. Authorities said he was previously deported but reentered the country illegally. Yan remains in custody on $150,000 bail. He was photographed wearing a black shirt.
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How’s that open borders thing working out for all you left wingers ?
Some days I get 12 landline calls from scammers who don’t speak English very well at all. Every call shows up as originating in Maine (Area Code 207). Any one of these calls could easily obtain credit card information or more damaging financial information from a trusting, naive, or otherwise compromised individual. Maine PUC is powerless, Consolidated Communications does nothing to even try to protect its customers. My cell phone (T-Mobile) somehow manages to prevent 99% of these calls from getting through.
So if you can’t keep out Chinese scumbags here committing petty crime you can’t keep out Chinese scumbags here to commit national level chaos. Thanks dems you did this, I hope you suffer.
I wonder what Maine will be like when they deport all the non-citizens.
Deport all non citizens? Let think about that. Less kids in schools that need special classes because they don’t speak english or know how to use a toilet, that a plus. Less illegal grow houses, plus. Less expenditures to house and feed, plus. No overrun medical facilities hogging up the limited resources, plus. No (fewer) shootings/crime in Lewiston, plus. Not the dems ever would but they could refund the 100s of millions dollars that they wasted on support back to the tax payers, plus. Since 9 out of 10 asylum requests are eventually denied anyway deport all non citizens’ sounds like a pretty good idea.
The are just good friends of the big guy and big democrate JOE BIDEN, Right Angus.
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This is what Taody Mills say we need 75,000 more of!
revoke the green card throw them ALL OUT!