A New York couple are charged with conning an elderly Seaford man out of a large amount of money, using a so-called “courier scam.”
The 84-year-old victim was using his computer last Wednesday morning when he was locked out by a pop-up ad that told him to call a phone number for help, Delaware State Police said.
When the victim called, he was coerced into withdrawing money from his bank account, and ordered to give it to a courier who’d be at his home the next morning.
While the victim was talking to troopers, the scammers called him to demand more money, and police were able to identify 51-year-old Dongjun Zou and 47-year-old Wulian Fan as the alleged con artists.
Detectives pulled over Zou’s SUV and took him and Fan to Troop 4, where they were charged with conspiracy and trying to steal $1500 or more from a victim 62 or older–Zou was also charged with theft of $1500 or more from a victim 62 or older, and acquiring and transporting proceeds of criminal activity.
Zou and Fan were released on unsecured bonds.
