The North Merrick victim received a text message on Thursday, May 22, warning of “fraudulent activity” on her Apple account. That was followed by a call from a man claiming to be a Chase bank representative, who told her to immediately withdraw $30,000 in cash, Nassau County Police said.
She was then instructed to meet a courier near Old Mill Road and Sandra Lane, where she turned over the money to a man she had never seen before. The next day, realizing she’d likely been scammed, she contacted police.
Investigators tracked the suspect to his home in Flushing, Queens, and arrested 44-year-old Dengjin Chen on suspicion of grand larceny. While in custody, detectives learned he was also wanted in Wilton, Connecticut, where a similar scam led to a 71-year-old victim losing $25,000 on Wednesday, June 4…