AUBURN, CA — “Yunming Fan, 36 of San Gabriel, CA, was arrested on charges related to a scam involving an elderly victim in Auburn.
On Tuesday, June 10, the Placer County Sheriff’s Office Investigations Unit, along with allied agency assistance from Placer SIU, arrested Fan.
The victim had been contacted online days ago, and was told that she owed thousands of dollars due to a computer error related to an online payment app.
She was told that to satisfy a debt she now owed, she had to withdraw cash and provide it to a courier who would arrive at her house.
After providing a small amount of money, the victim realized it was a scam and contacted PCSO. Detectives then supervised communications with a fraud suspect over the phone, who now demanded tens of thousands in additional money.
On Tuesday, June 10, Fan approached the residence in Auburn in an attempt to pick up the remaining money.
After leaving, Fan was contacted behind the wheel of the pictured Honda Accord and taken into custody for charges of conspiracy and theft by false pretenses, which were charged as felonies. During this investigation, detectives learned that Fan or other related suspects may have recently been in the area conducting other cash pickup scams.
Fan is pictured in case another victim recognizes him as a fraud suspect in their own incident, along with his silver Honda Accord sedan.”
