Police in Massachusetts are warning the public after a man from out of state allegedly scammed a resident out of thousands of dollars.
According to police, on Monday, 22-year-old Deterrjon Johnson of Missouri City, Texas was arraigned in Barnstable District Court on charges stemming from a scam that cost a local resident just under $50,000.
In August of 2025 a local resident received a phone call from a person posing as a member of FDIC. The resident was advised that their bank account had been compromised and that in order to protect their money they would have to move the funds into a “safe and secure” account. The individual remained on the phone with the victim as they withdrew the funds from multiple locations and then walked them through depositing the funds into the “safe and secure” account…