NY Couple Arrested for Courier Scam in Seaford

SEAFORD, Del. – The Delaware State Police have arrested a couple from New York for felony theft following a courier scam investigation in Seaford.

Police arrested 51-year-old Dongjun Zou and 47-year-old Wulian Fan on charges of second degree conspiracy and attempt to commit theft of $1,500 or greater against someone older than 62 years. Zou was also charged with obtaining proceeds of criminal activity, and theft of $1,500 or greater against someone older than 62 years. Both individuals were arraigned and released after posting an unsecured bail.

On the morning of Wednesday, Mar. 25, troopers were contacted by an 84-year-old male who believed he had fallen victim to a scam. He told officers that in the days prior, he encountered a pop-up that locked him out of his computer and instructed him to call a number for assistance. Upon contacting the phone number, the victim was coerced into withdrawing a large amount of money and told to provide it to a courier who showed up at his residence the following morning. While troopers were speaking with the victim, the scammers contacted him to arrange the pickup of another large sum of money.

Detectives from the Sussex County Financial Crimes Unit, along with the Special Investigations Unit, became involved in the investigation. Through investigative means, detectives identified Zou and Fan as suspects. Detectives conducted a traffic stop on Zou’s Nissan SUV, and both suspects were taken into custody and taken to Troop 4.