A man was arrested Thursday on suspicion of serving as a courier in a cash scam that targeted Windsor residents, authorities said.
Investigators said scammers posed as federal officials and told victims their bank accounts had been compromised, instructing them to withdraw cash that would then be collected by a courier.
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Detectives with the Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office organized a sting operation and arrested 56-year-old Zhengning Chen, of Oakland, when he arrived to pick up money from one of the victims, officials said.
Chen was booked into the Sonoma County jail on $250,000 bail. He remained in custody Friday and is scheduled to make his first court appearance Tuesday in Sonoma County Superior Court.
Authorities have not released additional details about the scam, including how many people were involved or how much money was taken.
