A WOMAN has fallen victim to a sinister scam after she was swindled out of $25,000 from her bank account.
Bin Sun, 27, was arrested after traveling over 57 miles from Brooklyn, New York, to Fairfield, Connecticut, to prey on an elderly victim he targeted online.
Sun manipulated the unidentified victim through an email, claiming to be a Geek Squad member and informing the woman about a $525 purchase.
The suspect then provided the woman with a phone number to call to dispute the charge.
Once on the line, the victim provided the person, whom Fairfield police identified as Sun, with her bank account information over the phone.
She then granted remote access to her computer, thinking she would receive the $525 refund.
Then, Sun allegedly manipulated the victim into believing she accidentally received a $25,000 refund in her account.
He persuaded the victim to withdraw $20,000 in cash from her bank, and someone would stop by her home to collect the money.