The City Council will vote on a formal response to the report titled: ``When Will My Street Be Paved? City of San Diego's Street Paving Challenges''
Zhi Gao, 22, of San Gabriel, was arrested last Thursday after allegedly arriving at the victim's door to pick up a delivery of cash.SAN DIEGO — A man who allegedly took part in scamming a 65-year-old San Diego woman out of more than $200,000 of her life savings has been arrested and charged by prosecutors, it was announced Tuesday.
According to San Diego County District Attorney Summer Stephan, the scam began with a pop-up message that appeared on the woman's computer. Believing that the message originated from Microsoft, she called a phone number displayed on the pop-up to receive help with her computer, which was frozen. The woman paid scammers $120 to fix her computer.
The victim made multiple withdrawals ranging from $20,000 to $30,000 each time, the DA's Office said, and gave the cash to couriers who showed up on her doorstep.Gao was arrested during a sting operation in which he was due to pick up another $30,000 from the victim, prosecutors said. In San Diego County, elder fraud losses have eclipsed $75 million this year. Last year, 1,800 victims were identified in the county, representing over $49 million in losses.
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