Queens woman arrested for posing as DEA agent to scam victim out of $46,000

A New York pistillate has been arrested and extradited to Massachusetts for allegedly scamming a Cape Cod unfortunate retired of $46,000, officials said Friday.

Yuxin Fu, 24, of Flushing, Queens, was arrested past week aft fleeing the state for her alleged engagement successful a scam targeting a nonmigratory of Marston Mills, a colony successful the municipality of Barnstable, Mass.

Fu was being investigated for an incidental that happened astir 2 years ago. Detectives judge she posed arsenic a subordinate of the Drug Enforcement Agency and informed the unfortunate that their societal information was linked to an probe successful Texas.

She past allegedly instructed the idiosyncratic to “transfer their relationship funds to a ‘safe’ authorities relationship to support them from being seized,” authorities successful Barnstable said successful a property release.

When constabulary became alert of the alleged scam successful December 2022, a lengthy probe followed. After “several” hunt warrants, authorities issued a warrant for her apprehension successful June 2023.

However, authorities believed Fu had fled from the U.S. to China the erstwhile month. After being sought by constabulary for much than a year, Fu was yet arrested past week.

She was taken into custody connected Sept. 23 astatine John F. Kennedy Airport arsenic she attempted to re-enter the country, officials said.

Fu was arraigned successful Barnstable District Court connected Friday connected charges of larceny implicit $1,200 and receiving stolen spot implicit $1,200.

She’s being held connected $100,000 bail astatine the petition of the Cape & Islands District Attorney’s Office.