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Pennsylvania Woman Scammed Out of $60,000 Aids FBI in Catching Suspect
The victim helped investigators stage a third pickup with $30,000 in fake bills before police stopped the suspect, court documents say.
- A woman from McCandless, Pennsylvania, who was scammed out of $60,000, worked with police to trap a suspect accused of posing as a courier in the scheme.
- The scam began with a false pop-up message claiming the victim had purchased child pornography; she then withdrew $25,000 on Oct. 8 at a Sheetz and $35,000 at a Dollar General.
- Using $30,000 in imitation currency provided by the FBI, the victim arranged a third pickup at Kool Kones on Perry Highway. FBI agents observed a man take the box and drive away.
- Police stopped the vehicle at an AAMCO on Perry Highway and identified the driver as Changsong Huang, who faces felony charges for his role as a courier.
- Huang remains in ICE custody in Cambria County, where investigators learned he was facing an immigration hearing and potential deportation after being charged by McCandless police.
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