Eric Jiang’s phone is filled with pictures of moments shared with his parents, from graduations to award ceremonies – memories his father, Amos, had in mind when he wanted to help make future milestones, as well as pay for Jiang’s upcoming wedding and surprise them with a home. What seemed like an act of generosity was almost catastrophic after Amos texted back and forth with someone who called themselves Lin, and decided to invest more than $1 million in a seemingly-promising foray into crypto trading hosted on a fraudulent trading site. It wasn’t until the victim in Georgia the Woodridge Police Department were informed, and was able to trace the account back to Hong Kong.
However, the site is still up to this day, copied and pasted to appear identical with even some of the most esteemed and recognized names like Wells Fargo to draw more investors by conning citizens on a massive scale. Det. Michelle Taylor warns that any amount wired to random numbers yielding high returns should be considered likeX throwing away the money right away, as retrieving it once you lost it would be almost impossible. As for supplementary prevention tips, only answer calls from numbers you personally recognize.
CBS New York investigative reporter Tim McNicholas remembered Eric’s words regarding his parents who had saved up so significantly for their own placidity throughout life, only to find it threatened in such delicate period of their lives. Erics and his fiancé were thusly devastated to the point of postponing their marriage until they can safely secure the conditions of his parents’ home.
