The 31-year-old "technician" placed a virus on the elderly man's computer and posed as a Microsoft specialist for PNC Bank, the FBI and the Treasury Department, according to Gloucester Township Police.
When the victim realized he had been scammed he contacted the Gloucester Township Police Department. The victim still had daily contact with the suspect.
The suspect was contacted by Gloucester police who were posing as the victim. Another cash delivery was coordinated for the suspect to pick up at the victim’s residence. When the suspect arrived, by vehicle and retrieved the package, officers arrested him.
Akul Tewary, of Silver Spring, Maryland, was charged with theft and impersonation/identity theft, police said.
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