New York woman accused of scamming Cape Cod resident out of $46,000, here is how police say she did it

BARNSTABLE — The Barnstable Police Department reports that a New York woman was arrested by the BPD Investigative Services Division on Sept. 23 after allegedly scamming a Marstons Mills resident out of $46,000.

24-year-old Yuxin Fu of Flushing, New York was arrested and charged with Larceny Over $1,200 and Receiving Stolen Property Over $1,200. She was arraigned in Barnstable District Court on Friday, Oct. 4, and at the request of the Cape & Islands District Attorney’s Office, Fu was held on $100,000 bail.

In December 2022, the Barnstable Police Department received a report from a victim in Marstons Mills who had been instructed to transfer $46,000 into a “safe” government account.

The scammer allegedly posed as a member of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and advised the victim that their social security number was linked to an investigation in Texas. The scammer told the victim that they had to transfer their account funds to a “safe” government account to protect them from being seized. 

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

On Sept. 23, 2024, Fu was taken into custody at JFK International Airport in New York as she attempted to reenter the United States. Fu was transported to Massachusetts by members of the Barnstable Police Detective Unit and Massachusetts State Police Detectives Unit.

This prosecution results from the partnership between the Barnstable Police Department, the United States Secret Service Cyber Fraud Task Force, Massachusetts State Police and the Cape & Islands District Attorney’s Office.