Bank noticed customer’s activity, led cops to man who was scamming her, US police say


The Flagstar Bank’s location on Main Street in Sayreville called police after discrepancies gave the staff reason to believe the elderly woman was the victim of an online scam. — Photo by Tara Winstead: https://www.pexels.com/photo/close-up-shot-of-fake-money-7111608/

Middlesex County police are crediting a bank for leading investigators to a Maryland man now accused of scamming an elderly customer.

Zhongqiang Chen, 32, of Rockville, was arrested after driving to New Jersey to collect cash from the woman he allegedly scammed online, Sayreville police said Thursday.

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