Fraud Theft of $25K Leads to Two Arrests
Riverside Township Police Riverside, NJ This past week, the Riverside Township Police were contacted by a resident who reported that she was scammed out of approximately $25,000 in cash. The victim told the officers that a pop up window reporting a virus appeared on her computer along with a phone number to call. When she called that number, a male identified himself as member of the Wells Fargo bank security team and implied that she was the cause of a virus on their network. He told her that in order to avoid prosecution from the FBI, she would need to withdraw $25,000 in cash, bring it home and place in a box to be picked up by their agents. A male arrived at the house and picked up the $25K in cash from her. Shortly thereafter that male called her again and informed her that he would also need her to withdraw $30,000 and prepare it for pickup in the same manner. The victim then called the Riverside Police. Riverside Township Police Det...
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