Haoyang Song, 22, posed as a United States Treasury Department employee to manipulate a woman into withdrawing $30,000. After convincing her it was unsafe to keep her money, he arranged a meeting to collect this amount. Following a second phone call that raised her suspicions, she reported the scam to the police. Detectives staged another money drop, leading to Song's arrest upon collecting a shoebox that he believed contained more cash. Authorities link Song to an organized crime group specializing in phone scams targeting victims.
A 22-year-old man was arrested for posing as a government official to scam a woman out of $30,000, revealing tactics used in organized crime.
The suspect, Haoyang Song, convinced the victim to withdraw funds by claiming a safety issue before ultimately revealing it was a scam.
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