A Chinese national living in California pleaded guilty on Tuesday to a multi-faceted wire fraud conspiracy that defrauded over 40 elderly victims across multiple states.
Danxiu Wang, 30, of China, residing in San Gabriel, California, defrauded her victims of over $1.2 million.
According to court records, the case stemmed from an FBI investigation into a call-center scam targeting elderly victims in California and other states in May 2025.
Wang and co-conspirators at the call center used three primary methods to trick victims into handing over their savings.
She posed as a representative of tech support companies and informed victims that their online accounts or computers had been compromised. She then convinced victims to pay for unnecessary or nonexistent repairs.
She also contacted victims, claiming that they were owed a refund. Wang and other fraudsters would then convince the victims to hand over sensitive banking information under the guise of correcting an overpayment.
Wang preyed on victims’ fears by impersonating banking officials and reaching out to victims, insisting that they needed to urgently hand over sensitive information or transfer funds to the fraudsters.
The Chinese fraudster admitted during her plea agreement that she met victims in person to retrieve fraudulently obtained funding. She then kept a portion of the stolen funds for herself before passing on the rest to her co-conspirators.
For the charge of wire fraud conspiracy, Wang faces a maximum of 20 years in prison and up to $1 million in fines.
