Gray, GA, March 30, 2025– Bhargav Patel, a resident of South Carolina, has been arrested and extradited to Georgia after he attempted to scam an elderly Jones County couple out of their savings, the Jones County Sheriff’s Office announced.
According to investigators, the couple was contacted earlier this month week by a scammer who convinced them that their money was not safe in their bank account. The scammer instructed them to withdraw their funds, claiming that a courier would arrive to collect the cash for safekeeping.
Family members grew suspicious and intervened when the courier arrived, chasing him away and recording his vehicle’s license plate. This led investigators to identify the suspect as Patel…