A Texas man was taken into custody and extradited to Massachusetts after allegedly scamming a Cape Cod resident of nearly $50,000, according to police.
According to Barnstable Police, Deterrjon Johnson, 22, of Missouri City, Texas, is facing charges in connection with a scam in which a Cape Cod resident was called by someone pretending to be from the FDIC and urged them to transfer their money to another account.
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“The resident was advised that their bank account had been compromised and that in order to protect their money they would have to move the funds into a “safe and secure” account,” Barnstable Police said.
According to authorities, the person remained on the phone with the Cape Cod victim as they withdrew dollars from numerous locations before advising them on how to transfer the funds to the new account.
“Following an extensive investigation that included several search warrants Deterrjon Johnson of Missouri City Texas was identified as the individual who created the “safe and secure” account as well as the individual who had made several large cash withdrawals from that account,” police say.
Officials said that all of the stolen funds had been taken from the account.
“investigators were able to gather evidence that clearly showed Johnson, the only person listed on the “D. Johnson Global LLC” bank account, was the individual that had created the account and withdrew the stolen funds deposited by the victim,” according to Barnstable Police.
Johnson was extradited from Texas to Massachusetts and appeared in Barnstable District Court on December 22nd.
According to authorities, Johnson was charged with larceny over $1,200 by false pretense and receiving stolen property over $1,200.
Johnson was being jailed on $2,500 bail.
