An illegal immigrant is facing deportation after he was caught allegedly scamming an elderly woman in Hermon with an aggressive scheme involving numerous escalating demands and multiple visits to her house.
The Penobscot County Sheriff’s Department received a report on February 3 that scammers repeatedly called an elderly Hermon woman, claiming that her bank account was compromised and demanding that she withdraw the funds.
According to the department’s report, the alleged scammers initially attempted to sound professional before resorting to more aggressive demands.
The alleged scammers successfully coerced the woman into handing over a large, undisclosed amount of money in cash.
One of the alleged scammers even travelled in person to the victim’s house to collect the cash.
This particular scam was notably different from typical fraud cases, which do not often involve an in-person meeting between the scammer and the victim, the report indicated.
After the victim handed over the cash, the scammer allegedly called back and demanded even more money. This triggered her to alert authorities.
Following an investigation lasting over a week, the victim reported another call from the alleged scammer on Thursday, during which he informed her that someone was once again at her house to collect a cash payment.
Deputies then responded to the victim’s residence and apprehended the alleged scammer in the immediate area.
The alleged scammer had traveled to Hermon from Boston in a rental car.
During the investigation, the Penobscot County Sheriff’s Department discovered that the alleged scammer was likely in the country illegally and handed him over to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Enforcement and Removal Operations, for processing and deportation.
Although the Sheriff’s Department press release conspicuously omitted the name of the suspected scammer and alleged illegal immigrant, a review of arrest and jail records reveals the likely perpetrator.
Out of the Thursday arrests in Penobscot County, only one fits the circumstances outlined in the press release.
The arrest of Mayur Santosh Chaudhari, 26, by the sheriff’s department for operating a vehicle without a license, appears to fit with the timeline and events laid out by law enforcement.
Chaudhari’s crime could correspond with the circumstances of his drive from Boston in a rental car, while many of the other Thursday arrests could be ruled out because the crimes listed did not correspond to anything in the scamming scheme.
Consistent with the alleged scammer being transferred into DHS custody, Chaudhari is not listed as a current inmate by the sheriff’s department.
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