NY Woman Posed As DEA Agent, Fled To China After Cape Cod Scam: Police

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NY Woman Posed As DEA Agent, Fled To China After Cape Cod Scam: Police A New York woman faces charges after her involvement in a scam that cost a Cape Cod resident nearly $50,000 in 2022.

BARNSTABLE, MA — A New York woman was extradited to Massachusetts after police said she was involved in scamming at Marstons Mills resident out of nearly $50,000.

Yuxin Fu, 24, of Flushing, New York, faces charges for her involvement in a scam that targeted a Marstons Mills resident, police said, noting that it took an "extensive investigation" to bring the charges.

In December 2022, Barnstable police became aware of a victim in Marstons Mills that had been instructed to transfer $46,000 into a "safe" government account.

"Posing as a member of the Drug Enforcement Administration, the scammer advised the victim that their social security number was linked to an investigation in Texas and that they had to transfer their account funds to a "safe" government account to protect them from being seized," police said.

Based on several search warrants and follow-up investigations, a warrant was issued for Fu in June 2023. However, Fu had reportedly fled the country to China in May 2023.

On September 23, 2024, Fu was taken into custody at JFK International Airport in New York as she attempted to reenter the United States. Fu waived extradition and was transported to Massachusetts form New York by members of the Barnstable Police Detective Unit and Massachusetts State Police Detectives Unit – Cape & Islands, officials said.

Fu was arraigned in Barnstable District Court on Oct. 4 on larceny over $1,200 and receiving stolen property over $1,200.

At the request of the Cape & Islands District Attorney's Office, Fu was held on $100,000 bail.