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06:19you talked to, Barbara.
06:49Okay, so the scammers are using different names and titles.
06:58One says he works for Microsoft's fraud department, while the other scammer says he works with
07:02the FTC.
07:03FTC stands for Federal Trade Commission, a federal agency that protects people from fraud.
07:10Despite the differences, both scammers told each Barbara that their bank accounts were
07:14being hacked and they needed to get the rest of their money out or they could lose their
07:18entire savings.
07:21I got talked into wiring funds to an account so I could get that money back.
07:25Can you explain a little more of like what they were telling you was the reason you had
07:29to wire the money?
07:30They said the federal government sets up a safe, secure account for me, you know, and then
07:40I ended up taking my savings out of two different banks.
07:44How much did you wire?
07:46$15,180.
07:48That was their savings.
07:50We don't have much more than that.
07:53He said, you must get that money out of the bank.
07:58And he said, bring the cash home and then the Federal Reserve would be there to pick it up
08:03and it would be secure.
08:06And when everything, when this was all settled, I would get all that money back.
08:10So I thought I could trust him.
08:12Since it was the Federal Trade Commission, supposedly, you know, I'm like, it's gotta
08:18be okay.
08:19And when I would question him, he'd say, well, you asked us for help.
08:23That's what I'm trying to do.
08:25I went to the bank to withdraw $33,000.
08:29I handed him the package of money.
08:31He smiled at me.
08:33He said, thank you and took off.
08:36I haven't heard from him since.
08:39It wasn't until they were supposed to send my monies back and I was supposed to be delivered
08:47by FedEx.
08:49And anyway, it's gone.
08:52I'm going to be 88 November.
08:55I have a husband here who has Alzheimer's.
08:57So I'm under a lot of pressure, you know, and I blame myself.
09:01So I'm an 87 year old widow lady and it was my life savings.
09:07I had, he left me with my social security and that was all.
09:12So Barbara Klein sent the $16,000 she lost through two wire transfers and Barbara Kearns
09:19gave her $33,000 savings directly to a cashmule, which is practically untraceable and the preferred
09:26method scammers use to steal from their victims.
09:28The Barbaras were preyed upon with a computer virus and their fear of losing everything
09:35led them directly into the scammer's trap.
09:38Unfortunately, this is a common scam.
09:41In our experience, they almost always originate out of massive call centers in India.
09:45Scammers there are highly organized and relentlessly pursue their targets.
09:49We recommend that you get some antivirus software set up on the system.
09:52This is Surfshark antivirus.
09:54It provides real-time protection from malware, malicious web traffic, and it's something that's
09:58going to protect you from this happening again, going forward.
10:01We want to protect you on every single level.
10:04Me and Nash and our team, we're going to come.
10:06We're going to spend time with you.
10:07We would love to meet you guys in person and we will do whatever it takes to find bad guys,
10:12arrest them, confront them.
10:14You guys hang there, okay?
10:16Okay.
10:17God bless you.
10:18We got some plans.
10:19We got some ideas.
10:20And we want to come see you work to bring these guys to justice.
10:23What do you think?
10:23Very good.
10:24Very good.
10:25Very good.
10:25What the hell is going on in Mountain Home?
10:33It's frustrating to hear the same triggers each time.
10:36Like with both of their stories, the scammers said, your money's not safe.
10:41No.
10:41Like there's hackers.
10:42It's an elderly community.
10:43Yeah.
10:44And you can do exactly the same scam to every single elderly person.
10:48And as we can see, unfortunately, it worked as a charm.
10:51Yeah.
10:51Let's go pack.
10:52Cash mules steal millions of dollars a year from American victims.
11:00It's often very difficult to stop the actual call centers and scammers responsible right
11:05off the bat.
11:06But we can attempt to arrest the cash mules they sent to steal money from people like
11:11the Barbaras and get them some justice.
11:14So, that's where we're going to jump in.
11:21Why is it Kansas, but it's not our Kansas?
11:24You know what I mean?
11:25Well, fun fact about the name of Arkansas, it's also illegal to mispronounce Arkansas.
11:30So, I just committed a crime?
11:31Wow.
11:32You're lucky that he's no resident already.
11:34It's illegal to mispronounce something?
11:36Dude, you're screwed.
11:37When we were here a few weeks ago, we worked with Baxter County law enforcement to arrest
11:46a cash mule.
11:47So, we still have investigator Bryce Hinson and an abandoned property at our disposal
11:53for this operation.
11:55All right, Barbara Klein.
11:57We're on our way to see her.
11:59Let's go.
12:00Sit down, listen, and collect every single evidence that she has.
12:02We're about to meet the first of our two victims, Barbara Klein.
12:08Since she was a detective, we're hoping she has information that can help us track down
12:13the criminal who took her off for her 16 grand.
12:21What was the moment when you realized, what caused you to realize it was a scam for sure?
12:26He said, about five or six o'clock, we're going to be able to send you that money from that
12:30secured account, and of course, it got to be evening, and nothing happened.
12:36I said, oh my word, I've really fell into something.
12:41I called the police, and I made a report, and he said, oh honey, you've been scammed.
12:46I said, no kidding.
12:48Paula, what was your conversation with Barbara when she called you and she said, listen, I
12:55think I got scammed?
12:57Well, at first, I was, honestly, I was kind of frustrated with her.
12:59You know, I'm like, why?
13:02Why did you do that?
13:02Why did you not call me?
13:04You know?
13:04Right.
13:05But, you know, having them hurt and watching them, everything they've saved up, you know,
13:11be taken from them, it's not fair.
13:15And my husband, he doesn't think right with Alzheimer's.
13:19I'm not sure he even realizes what's going on.
13:23It makes me mad that people would even do this to another human being, period.
13:27What do you have, evidence-wise?
13:31What can we take a look at?
13:32What I did is I have a habit, maybe it's from years ago.
13:36I was a policewoman.
13:37You always take notes.
13:39So I started right from the beginning, the name of the man, the number he gave me.
13:45Let's hone in on the wire transfers.
13:47Where was the first one?
13:48The first one went to Kenya.
13:50Okay.
13:51The fact that Barbara had the foresight to take detailed notes, documenting names, numbers,
13:58addresses, and wire transfer information is huge.
14:01It's so good that you have this.
14:02This is really helpful.
14:03This is unbelievable.
14:04This could shave weeks off our investigation, allowing us to hit the ground running and
14:09start scambating with our team.
14:11So this is Mississippi, beneficiary name.
14:13Oh, it's an LLC.
14:15Kraft LLC.
14:18We haven't had the evidence for more than two minutes, and we already see two separate
14:23wires made by Barbara to a Kenya totaling $10,000, and another sent to Kraft LLC for $6,000.
14:33What we need to find out is, who is Kenya?
14:36What is Kraft LLC?
14:39And is this case connected with our other victim?
14:42We have a team of scambaiters that are going to be calling these numbers 24-7 in collaboration
14:47with your police and bait these scammers into thinking they're going to have another take
14:52here at Mountain Home.
14:53We're going to make these scammers afraid to ever come to Mountain Home ever again.
14:56You are a blessing, both of you and all of you, for doing this.
14:59You spent decades helping your community get even.
15:02Our first victim, Barbara Klein, sent wire transfers that emptied her savings.
15:16Barbara Kearns, the next victim we will speak with, had a cash mule physically show up at
15:21her house where they collected, or stole rather, over $30,000 in cash.
15:27What we need to find out is, how did her scammer convince her to do this?
15:32In the beginning of this, I said, Jack, how do I know I can trust you?
15:37I'm going to be 87 years old in a few weeks.
15:41I'm a widow.
15:42And I said, this is my life savings.
15:45I don't have a good feeling about this.
15:48He interrupted me.
15:50He said, you're old enough to be my grandma.
15:52He said, I lost my grandma during the COVID, and I miss her so much.
15:58I will do nothing to hurt you.
16:00You can trust me.
16:01And he said, I can show you my profile.
16:06Under his picture, it had Jack Chen, employed by Microsoft Identity Theft Department.
16:14And I thought, it's authentic.
16:19He said, I could tell no one.
16:23So he's gaining your trust by making you question everyone that you actually trust.
16:28Yes.
16:28Obviously, trust is a big issue here.
16:31After being scammed, Barbara doesn't know who she can rely on.
16:35So that's why she's accompanied by her pastor, Mike Clark.
16:38He's been vital, as he and his wife, Jan, have been the people that helped her come forward about her scam.
16:44He also got the sheriff involved, who initially conducted shopping.
16:47Oh, I just, it was devastating being a scam.
16:51I knew Barb had to have somebody to protect her.
16:53She didn't understand the psychology that this guy was working.
16:57What a violation that must feel, especially to know it's such a small community when they're physically showing up to your front door.
17:03And that was the other thing.
17:04I just felt terrible that Barbara was violated in such a way.
17:07And that's the thing that I'm concerned about here in our community.
17:11Okay, Barbara's scammer is experienced.
17:13He hits her from two angles, on a personal level, making her feel empathy for the supposed loss of his granny.
17:21And secondly, fabricating a work profile to appear legitimate.
17:25And with him telling her not to speak to her family, she never stood a chance.
17:32Then he started in, he said, Mrs. Kearns, do you have another account?
17:37I have no idea how he would know that, but he did.
17:41And he said, and someone is trying to get into that account.
17:47It's about $38,000.
17:49So there was two cash pickups.
17:51The grand total was, what, $65,000, $70,000?
17:54$71,000.
17:55$71,000.
17:56One was $38,000 and one was $33,000.
18:01Okay, so Barbara didn't just empty one account.
18:04She emptied both of her savings accounts.
18:07It's absolutely heartbreaking.
18:10Her life savings, just completely gone.
18:15Where in there did you realize that you were scammed?
18:18It was a week later, and I did not hear from Jack.
18:23And I didn't get my letter of authenticity saying that it was deposited.
18:28I had the feeling that I was not going to see that money again.
18:34And then on Sunday, I saw my friend Jan in church first thing, and I said, Jan, I'm in trouble.
18:42And I need to talk to you and Mike.
18:44And she said, we will be over this afternoon.
18:47And that's when we got involved.
18:49Yeah.
18:49They came to my home Sunday afternoon, and I told them my story.
18:54What was going through your mind the first time you heard all this?
18:56Well, it was just really hard because, you know, here she is with her life savings, and that is what she has to live on.
19:05And this was taken away just instantly.
19:08A lot of anger.
19:09Yeah.
19:09You know, because of the fact that he was doing this to a friend.
19:15But we knew we had to get to work on it and get things straightened out.
19:18Mike, he called the sheriff.
19:21He advised me to not to have any further conversations with Jack.
19:26I didn't.
19:27I haven't talked to him since.
19:28Good.
19:29I told her she should need to let her family know right away.
19:32And I did that afternoon.
19:33How did that go?
19:34I think they were shocked to no end that their mom would fall for this.
19:40But my son says, Mom, it's done.
19:43It's in the past.
19:45We can't go back.
19:46So we have to go forward.
19:48I am so thankful for people like Mike and his wife, Jan.
19:52Because without them, Barbara wouldn't have gone to the police.
19:55Scam victims need that kind of support system.
19:58Barbara, we have a plan.
19:59It's called scam baiting.
20:00We are baiting the scammer into our trap.
20:03We have a whole team of revengers, we call them.
20:06And we basically bait them into doing exactly what they did to you.
20:10Sending a courier to pick up what they're expecting to be a large amount of cash.
20:14Except they're not going to get any cash.
20:16They're going to get a police officer in handcuffs.
20:19Wonderful.
20:20Did you happen to save any information?
20:23Didn't you get a letter of authenticity?
20:25I've got the letter from...
20:27Get that out.
20:28And you get that little notepad that you have all those dates and stuff.
20:30That will be so helpful.
20:31We have rats to catch.
20:33We have a lot of work to do.
20:34So we're grateful for your bravery.
20:36And Pastor Mike, thank you.
20:38Thanks for being her chance.
20:40Yeah.
20:46All right, let's go through and figure out a rough timeline of both of these scams.
20:52What we know so far.
20:55Both Barbaras got a pop-up virus on their computer.
20:59All the scammer needed was for them to be connected to the internet.
21:02And the virus window took over their screen.
21:04They then called a phone number provided.
21:06And unbeknownst to them, got connected with the scammer.
21:09They were told their savings accounts were being hacked.
21:12And that you must deposit the rest of your money into our safe account with FTC.
21:17The scammer claimed to work with Microsoft and that the Social Security Administration
21:21would send them the confirmation of their protected funds.
21:25It's confusing and doesn't really add up.
21:28But out of fear, they sent their life savings.
21:31And now it's all gone.
21:34What we need to find out is, who really did this?
21:37Are these cases connected?
21:39And how can we start scam-baiting?
21:41With Barbaras Kearns, in two and a half months, she lost $71,000.
21:48I found only one number in her nose, which is fake Social Security Administration.
21:52Is this the only handwritten note?
21:54Yeah.
21:55That's Jack Chan.
21:58Jack Chan was the person, when she called this pop-up number,
22:01Microsoft Social Security Administration, there is a number right here.
22:06564.
22:06That's the number that we need to give to our scam-baiters
22:10to call this fake Social Security Administration office.
22:13They use the real Social Security Administration letterhead
22:17and then they just fill it in with all their bull crap.
22:21All right, let's move on to Barbaras Klein.
22:23She took down notes of everything, which is great.
22:26Barbaras Klein did two wire transfers.
22:28Right.
22:28So this is the first wire transfer.
22:30$6,000 from Barbaras Klein to Kraft LLC.
22:37$10,130 more dollars the same day, 2.37 p.m.
22:43But this time it didn't go to an LLC.
22:45It went to a person.
22:46To a lady named Kenya.
22:48I would like to do a quick search.
22:50I want to find out who Kenya is.
22:54Kenya.
22:5445 years old.
22:58Gulfport, Mississippi.
23:01What is this smirk on your face?
23:04Say, you know where she works?
23:05Don't tell me Social Security.
23:07The Social Security Administration.
23:09She's a customer service representative of the Social Security Administration.
23:14Okay, here's the deal.
23:15Barbara Klein, our first victim, who sent two wires for $16,000,
23:20sent money to one Kenya.
23:22Kenya, if it is actually her receiving the money,
23:25is an employee for the Social Security office in Mississippi.
23:29Our second victim, Barbara Kearns,
23:31has fraudulent documents from these same offices.
23:34A coincidence?
23:35I think not.
23:37This connection is a strong indication
23:39that the same scammer is targeting both Barbaras.
23:42And based off our findings,
23:43the scammer is very likely impersonating Kenya,
23:47a government employee.
23:48She's an official and a believable mask
23:52for the scammer to hide behind.
23:55What other coincidence?
23:56Two Barbaras, same scam, pop-pop.
23:59From what we can see in these documents,
24:01I see every indication that both of these Barbaras
24:04were scammed by the same group of people,
24:06most likely from a call center in India.
24:08With a case like this,
24:10in a town like Mountain Home, Arkansas,
24:12that has been hit hard by scammers,
24:13we want to solve it as fast as possible.
24:15So we're calling on three of our faithful revengers
24:18who actually helped us scam bait at this bait house before.
24:23Chappie Gray,
24:24who keeps her identity a secret for security reasons,
24:26first introduced us to the Barbaras.
24:28If you want it, you can come pick it up.
24:30It's that simple.
24:31Her partner, Bull Raxon.
24:33How much am I wired transferring?
24:34$25,000?
24:36And Dayo,
24:37our Canadian crime sleuth,
24:38who, like me,
24:40adopts different characters.
24:41I'm chico, but what are you asking?
24:43I'm chico.
24:44We worked with them for years.
24:46And need them now more than ever
24:48to help the Barbaras.
24:51Chappie Gray, Dayo, good morning, guys.
24:53Thank you for joining us.
24:54Right now, we are sitting in Mountain Home, Arkansas.
24:57We just met with two victims,
24:59both of which are named Barbara.
25:00They were both hit by the Microsoft pop-up scam.
25:04Got scammed by the same call center
25:06and the same type of scam.
25:07And what we want to do
25:08is take all of these phone numbers,
25:09get you guys on the phone with them
25:11in collaboration with the Baxter County Sheriff.
25:14They're going to arrest these people.
25:15Right now, so I'm thinking
25:16the best way to get them to go there
25:19would be to fast-track the scam.
25:21So try to get some names
25:22of some of the scammers that are in there.
25:24So then I can call,
25:26pretending that I already have the money
25:28and saying I spoke to said scammers.
25:30He told me that someone's going to come pick the money up.
25:33That's a great way.
25:34Since it's a numbers game,
25:35the more we can do.
25:36I think if you and Ash are doing the fast track,
25:40that you'll know real quickly
25:41if it's not a go,
25:42you can move on to the next one.
25:43We have tons of numbers.
25:45Let's make some noise here that they won't forget
25:46and we'll make this happen.
25:48Yep, we're ready to go.
25:50Normally, to infiltrate a call center,
25:52it takes days, weeks even.
25:54Well, the time is now for Mountain Home,
25:57so we don't have time to waste.
25:59So to embed within 24 hours,
26:01Dale and Chappie are going to call into the scammers,
26:04pretending they've already spoken.
26:06And while they start scam baiting,
26:08we need to meet with the county sheriff
26:10and get the ball rolling on the bait house.
26:12We used the same house to make an arrest four weeks ago,
26:16but since it was a different scam organization,
26:18the address won't be a red flag to our current scammers.
26:22We could have a cash mule as early as tomorrow,
26:25so we need to get things moving.
26:29Thank you, sir.
26:30Thank you, sir.
26:30How are you doing?
26:32Thank you.
26:34All right.
26:36Good morning.
26:36Good morning.
26:37Glad you all could be here.
26:38This is Art and Ashton,
26:40and what they do, their expertise,
26:42is to catch the scammers that we're going to get here
26:45and we're hopefully going to get them arrested.
26:48Yeah, so with this particular scam,
26:50in this case, Microsoft, who they're impersonating,
26:53convincing the victim that they have
26:54either some kind of problem with their computer,
26:55some kind of problem with their bank,
26:57they're being hacked, their identity's been stolen,
27:00and they make them believe that, you know,
27:01that they're going to lose everything.
27:03So that's where we come in.
27:04We take the phone numbers,
27:05people that they interacted with,
27:06and basically we interact with them
27:08as though we were victims as well.
27:10We're going to plant GoPros, cameras,
27:14and we're going to do 360 view.
27:16Every single car getting in and out from this neighborhood,
27:19the house, front door, back door, porch,
27:21and specifically the exchange between Cashmule and Ashton.
27:27You just do whatever you need to do to make that transaction.
27:30We'll have enough undercover vehicles close by
27:33and we can get the bad guy, if you will, in cuffs quickly.
27:37What I'm hoping when this is all said and done
27:39is when they hear the zip code,
27:41you know, we're not coming there.
27:43Thank you for being connected to the customer support.
27:57How can you help you?
28:01Yes, hi. Is Andrew there?
28:03Yes.
28:08I went to the bank,
28:10and I have the $30,000
28:14and I have it here now from Microsoft
28:16because you told me
28:18that I might have a virus or hackers.
28:23All right.
28:24So are you coming to pick it up?
28:26We have the $30,000.
28:27Yes, I have it here
28:29and I would prefer if someone came to pick it up.
28:33Yes, sir.
28:35Let me know what was your zip code.
28:37Six, two, six, five, four.
28:42Mountain Home, Arkansas.
28:45We are going to send you our man
28:46to collect those manis, okay?
28:48Okay.
28:49So they're coming tomorrow or today?
28:52Today, today.
28:53It might be taken out of the rights.
28:56Uh, okay.
28:57Bye-bye.
28:59Okay, we just got one.
29:01That's crazy.
29:02I mean, he said, I think you heard me, right?
29:04He said 3 o'clock, 3.15 is when the guy will get there.
29:08So right now it's like 2.0...
29:102.15.
29:10It's 2.15 right now?
29:11Yeah.
29:12There's like a cop inside the garage
29:14if we have to whip it open,
29:15but the place is surrounded.
29:17Okay, I'll keep you posted.
29:18Oh, okay.
29:24So, last time we baited at this house,
29:26we were accompanied by investigator Bryce Hinson
29:28and supported by Baxter County Law Enforcement.
29:30This time will be no different.
29:33But every single case is unique.
29:35We have two victims, both named Barbara,
29:38and both likely scammed by the same scam organization
29:40for nearly $100,000 total.
29:45Chappie connected us with the victims,
29:47and Deo was able to arrange for a cashmule to arrive.
29:50Now that I'm boots on the ground,
29:52I'm picking up the conversation
29:53with the scammer from here on out.
29:57Anybody answering?
29:58Whoa!
30:02Yes, this is Andrew Ferguson.
30:08The password is STC agent number 3.
30:13Where are you at this moment?
30:14Are you inside your house?
30:15Yeah.
30:16So now the agent will be arriving
30:19soon at your address, okay?
30:21This scam group has stolen
30:23all the Barbara's life savings
30:25and has violated their lives.
30:27If we don't get an arrest,
30:29we're back at square one
30:30in regaining justice for them.
30:32That cannot happen.
30:36Scammer Andrew Ferguson,
30:38or as he calls himself, Ferguson,
30:40is saying that the FTC agent
30:42is approaching.
30:43He wants the house address.
30:46Am I good to drop the address
30:47for the house?
30:48Of course.
30:49Yeah?
30:50Do it.
30:50Let's go.
30:51Voice?
30:51Let's go.
30:51All right.
30:52Yeah, it's time to go.
30:53You want to rock and roll.
30:54Come on, old man.
30:55While I gear up as the victim,
30:58a 94-year-old elderly man
31:00named Felix Fleming,
31:01That's what I'm going to do.
31:03Eli is monitoring the street
31:05for any activity.
31:05White SUV.
31:07As is Baxter County law enforcement.
31:10All right.
31:11Cash.
31:11Cash.
31:12Okay.
31:13And the rules of the game
31:14are simple.
31:15We have some fake cash
31:16we'll put in the box,
31:17and we have a password.
31:19FTC agent number 3.
31:21If our mule knows that information,
31:23we know we have the right guy
31:25and we can engage law enforcement.
31:28Okay.
31:28He's calling me.
31:29Okay.
31:30Oh.
31:30Quiet, quiet, quiet.
31:31Quiet.
31:32Excuse me, he's calling me.
31:34Yeah.
31:35Yes, can you hear me?
31:36Yeah.
31:37Okay.
31:38So are you in your house now?
31:39You can go outside.
31:42Why do you want me to go outside now?
31:44Yes.
31:44Yes.
31:45There will be outside of your house.
31:48Okay.
31:48Once you're outside,
31:52just say hello to me, okay?
31:54Do not disconnect the line.
31:55I need you to stay connected
31:57with me, all right?
31:58Oh.
32:01Yeah, I'm standing outside now.
32:04Did you see any car nearby your house?
32:06What kind of car?
32:10I mean, just give me one.
32:11Yeah.
32:13Please turn.
32:14Yeah, yeah.
32:15All right.
32:15There's a red car coming down?
32:17Yeah.
32:17Red car.
32:18Is...
32:19No.
32:19Neighbor.
32:20Neighbor.
32:20I saw a red, a bigger car.
32:24Go red.
32:25Oh, we got a Mazda coming in.
32:27Black Mazda.
32:28Left side.
32:30Coming in now.
32:33Yep.
32:33He's staring at Ashton.
32:36He seems to be waving to Ashton.
32:40Ashton just waved to him.
32:41This mule wants me to meet him at his car
33:07instead of him meeting me at the front door,
33:09which could mean a potential car chase.
33:12I don't think he's going to get out of the car, guys.
33:14I think he's going to stay in the car.
33:16We have investigator Bryce Hinson and his squad car in our garage,
33:20so I'm buying as much time as possible to prepare.
33:24Hello.
33:25Can you hear me?
33:26Yeah.
33:27What's the password?
33:29Yeah, what is it?
33:30FTC Agent 3.
33:31FTC Agent 3?
33:34Yes.
33:34Are you here for the cash?
33:35Yes, sir.
33:36Yeah, cash?
33:37Do you want me to open it or what?
33:38Cash, please go right here.
33:40Oh, good.
33:41You want this here?
33:43Thank you.
33:44Are you on?
33:44You know?
33:45Yes.
33:46Hold on.
33:46He's going.
33:47He's going.
33:48He's going.
33:48He's going.
33:48He's going.
33:49He's going.
33:50Let's go.
33:50Let's go.
33:50Let's go.
33:51Let's go.
33:53It's driving off.
33:54Looks like he has a package.
33:55Go, go, go, go, go.
33:57On the way.
33:58Don't lose.
34:08Hex County.
34:09I'm on Ridge Mount Ritway in pursuit.
34:17Okay, he went the wrong way.
34:19Go around the circle.
34:20Good.
34:20Good.
34:21Good.
34:23Guys, we need a vehicle description.
34:25There he is.
34:26That's it.
34:31Be here.
34:32Broadmoor, close to hospital drive.
34:37Stop.
34:38Turn your car off.
34:41Put it in part.
34:42We're going to be advised.
34:44Close to hospital drive.
34:47Unlock it.
34:49Get out.
34:51Get on your face.
34:53Get down.
34:54On your face.
34:55Let you know here in a minute.
35:00Okay?
35:03Package is in the back seat.
35:05Yeah.
35:06Good job, y'all.
35:07Hell yeah.
35:08Hell yeah.
35:08I didn't expect that to turn into a car chase, but that's the thing with these cases.
35:13You really can't predict what's going to happen.
35:15I'm just glad we got an arrest and this cash mule off the streets.
35:18You understand that you're under arrest, correct?
35:29Yes.
35:30Are you a citizen of what country?
35:34India.
35:35India.
35:35How long have you been in the United States?
35:38Through an outfit.
35:39So you understood that you were coming up here to get money, get cashed from somebody?
35:44Yeah.
35:44Okay.
35:45I got a call.
35:47Okay.
35:48Who called me?
35:49So the guy is from a bank in India and he related me like through social media and all that stuff.
35:57What is the name of the person?
36:02His name?
36:04Paris.
36:05Paris, that's his first name?
36:07Yes, sir.
36:07What about his second name?
36:08I don't know the second name.
36:11And do you know Paris to be a scammer?
36:14I don't know anything about that.
36:16Paris just took some money so that I can pay my dad and I can go back to my country.
36:21Mm-hmm.
36:22Um, so can you please tell me what will be the next procedure or something?
36:28Um, so you will be charged with a crime formally.
36:31For right now, you know, you're being held on theft and plea.
36:35Okay.
36:37I don't think you've told me the truth.
36:39Sir, I told you all the truth, sir.
36:41Well, we'll try being a little late, okay?
36:45Shutting down cash mules is detrimental to call centers.
36:48Across the U.S., cash mules provide an unknown and untraceable stream of cash, ruining people's lives for whatever scam group they work for.
36:58As we suspected, our particular mule work for an unknown scammer group in India run by a man named Paresh.
37:06With this arrest and that cash flow shut down, we'll pass all our findings to Homeland Security to help build a case against Paresh and his call center.
37:14In the meantime, Mountain Home, Arkansas will likely be on their no-scam list for quite a while.
37:31Good news.
37:32We have brought in our revengers, a bunch of people on our team that are professionals at understanding how these scams work.
37:39Took every single phone number that you guys gave us, all of the scam contacts, all of the screenshots, and started calling these guys and pretending to be more victims.
37:47We had the Baxter County Sheriff's Department with us, Mountain Home Police Department, and Homeland Security.
37:52Oh, my goodness.
37:52I have a very old mask, and I was pretending to be an old man.
37:56I talk like this on the phone.
37:58Once we had them confident enough that it was a real victim, this scammer sent a cash mule to the house.
38:07Let me just show you what happened.
38:08All right.
38:08Okay.
38:09I'm interested.
38:10Let me show you this here.
38:13Here we go.
38:16You're here for the cash.
38:17Yeah, cash.
38:19He's going.
38:20He's going.
38:20He's going.
38:21He's going.
38:21He's going.
38:21He's going.
38:22Go, go, go.
38:22Go, go, go.
38:23Go, go.
38:23Go, go, go, go, go, go.
38:53I have the press release right here.
38:57A citizen of India was said to be in the United States on a student visa and booked on charges of theft of property, felony, fleeing by vehicle, felony, and currently on hold by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
39:08Wow.
39:10Wonderful.
39:11Mike, how are you feeling about all this?
39:12My concern is primarily to educate the people.
39:15They'll let them see that it can happen, but they need to come forward and tell their stories so you can go to work and make it happen.
39:22The best way to fix a scam is to prevent it from happening in the first place.
39:26You're still in shock.
39:29Barbara looking at this, she's still like.
39:32Yes.
39:34So many people get scammed around the country and keep it to themselves.
39:39But you cannot get justice if you don't speak up.
39:43Just a few weeks after our investigation, Barbara Klein's bank returned $6,000 of the $16,000 stolen from her after deeming it wire fraud.
39:53And as for Barbara Kearns and the rest of Mountain Home, with three cash mules arrested in the last few weeks, the community can rest easy, at least for now, knowing they got even.
40:04We'll be right back.
40:34We'll be right back.
41:04We'll be right back.