新泽西州男子被控通过假冒的亚马逊欺诈行为骗取500 000美元中的老年人黄金。 New Jersey man charged with scamming elderly person out of $500,000 in gold via fake Amazon fraud claim.

一名41岁的新泽西男子Akash B. Thakkar被指控犯有二级大盗窃罪,被控在金条上诈骗50万美元的Tompkins县老年居民。 A 41-year-old New Jersey man, Akash B. Thakkar, has been charged with second-degree grand larceny for allegedly scamming an elderly Tompkins County resident out of $500,000 in gold bars. 当局说受害人被电话诈骗骗, 声称亚马逊非法购买及盗用身份, 导致他们购买并交出金条。 Authorities say the victim was deceived via a phone scam claiming unauthorized Amazon purchases and identity theft, leading them to buy and hand over gold bars. Thakkar被指控在2024年8月收集黄金。 Thakkar is accused of collecting the gold in August 2024. 该案是为期一年的调查的结果,突显了人们日益关切通过虚假的欺诈指控针对老年人的复杂骗局。 The case, the result of a year-long investigation, underscores growing concerns about sophisticated scams targeting seniors through false claims of fraud.