Chinese national arrested for picking up $15,000 from elderly victim as part of cyber scam

Staff report

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Xin Liu, 40, a Chinese national whose address is listed in Apopka, was arrested on November 27 for participating in a scheme to defraud an elderly Gainesville victim of $15,000.

The Manatee County Sheriff’s Office asked the Gainesville Police Department to make contact with a victim in Gainesville after Liu was arrested in Manatee County for participating in a scheme to defraud victims via cyber intrusion and phone scams. The detective said the Gainesville victim’s address was found in Liu’s phone…

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