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    Lake Zurich woman loses nearly $1.6 million in phone scam

    By Jeramie Bizzle,

    11 days ago

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    Lake Zurich woman loses over $1 million in phone scam 00:32

    LAKE ZURICH, Ill. (CBS) — A northwest suburban woman was scammed of over $1 million by someone posing as a police officer in China.

    The Lake Zurich Police Department said it's working with the FBI to investigate the scam.

    They say the 51-year-old was told to pay up by an unknown caller or face criminal prosecution. Over five months, she wired $1.58 million to multiple accounts.

    The FBI recently warned about cyber-criminals pretending to represent the People's Republic of China, which has been known to harass and threaten Chinese nationals living abroad.

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