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74-year-old woman loses $117,000 to computer scam message leading to ICE arrests of two men in Flushing and Lindenhurst

Sep 23, 2025East Rockaway, USA2 sources

Summary

A 74-year-old woman from East Rockaway was scammed out of $117,000 after receiving a message on her computer claiming it was compromised. She called the number displayed on her screen and was instructed to withdraw money from her account. The victim gave the cash to several men last week. Chengxiang Jiang of Flushing was arrested and charged with grand larceny and is currently in ICE custody. Jinquin Jiang was also arrested and placed in ICE custody following his arrest in Lindenhurst.

Incident Details

Domain
Fraud & Financial
Harm Types
AI-Powered Financial Fraud
Mechanism
conduct
Recipient
IndividualA 74-year-old East Rockaway woman
Dimensions
economic

Who Was Affected

Age
Elderly (65+)
Gender
Female