Announcement
For Immediate Release
Posted:
January 23, 2025
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New Hampshire Attorney General announces sentencing in tech support scam that targeted elderly victims
Attorney General John M. Formella announced that Rachel Chen, age 26, of North Andover, MA, pleaded guilty and was sentenced in the Merrimack County Superior Court for her role in perpetrating Tech Support scams targeting elderly victims.
On March 14, 2024, the Allenstown Police Department arrested Ms. Chen attempting to pick up $22,000 in cash from an elderly victim, J.S. Ms. Chen’s coconspirators falsely told J.S. that he had a virus on his computer, his financial accounts were compromised, and he needed to turn over the cash to protect it.
After Ms. Chen’s arrest, investigation revealed that she and her coconspirators used Tech Support scams to obtain money from two additional elderly victims, E.B. and D.L., totaling $40,000.