A resident of the US state of Massachusetts was arrested and charged with an elaborate bank fraud scheme, thanks to which he managed to cash out more than 100 fake checks totaling about one million dollars. According to Fox News, the scam of 41-year-old Hui Zhang (Hui Zhang) ended for him with a visit from employees of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
The investigation believes that from June 2020 to May 2022, Zhang opened fraudulent bank accounts under false names and entered 114 fake checks into them. After that, he withdrew money from ATMs, which was proved thanks to surveillance cameras and a tattoo of an American on his left arm.
The scammer's inattention to details allowed him to link individual episodes into one big deal. In particular, he apparently ignored the need to use VPN services, since all fraudulent accounts were opened from a single IP address, to the place of registration of which the federal squad arrived.
Zhang now faces up to 30 years in prison. The investigation of his actions continues.
The investigation believes that from June 2020 to May 2022, Zhang opened fraudulent bank accounts under false names and entered 114 fake checks into them. After that, he withdrew money from ATMs, which was proved thanks to surveillance cameras and a tattoo of an American on his left arm.
The scammer's inattention to details allowed him to link individual episodes into one big deal. In particular, he apparently ignored the need to use VPN services, since all fraudulent accounts were opened from a single IP address, to the place of registration of which the federal squad arrived.
Zhang now faces up to 30 years in prison. The investigation of his actions continues.
