North Andover woman, 26, sent to prison for scamming elderly out of thousands
Briefly

Rachel Chen, a 26-year-old woman from North Andover, admitted guilt in her involvement in tech support scams that defrauded elderly victims out of thousands of dollars. Law enforcement arrested her after a victim reported being tricked into believing there was a virus on his computer, leading him to withdraw and hand over $22,000 to scammers posing as tech support. Chen was implicated in scamming multiple victims, totaling $62,000. In court, she received a lengthy prison sentence and was ordered to pay restitution.
Rachel Chen, 26, pleaded guilty to orchestrating tech support scams that exploited elderly victims, stealing over $62,000 from vulnerable individuals.
Chen was sentenced to 9 1/2 to 21 years in prison for her role in targeting elderly victims through fraudulent tech support schemes.
Read at Boston.com
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