RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — The Richmond Commonwealth Attorney’s Office and the Richmond Police Department have recovered $65,000 stolen from a resident in an online scam.
According to the office, on May 7, a Richmond resident was contacted online by a person who claimed to be from the Federal Trade Commission, who advised that the resident’s identity and bank accounts had been compromised on the dark web.
The office said the scammer directed the resident to withdraw money from his bank and deposit it into another account for safekeeping. The resident reportedly complied…