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Chandler PD: Two posed as Microsoft reps to steal $100K from man, 88
Courtesy of Chandler Police
Two men, Farhan Shaikh, 28, left, and Jeet Panchal, 24 — both of Lakewood, Calif. — were booked on three felony charges by the Chandler Police Department on Oct. 9 after police say the pair defrauded an 88-year-old Chandler man out of $100,000.
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Chandler Police announced Tuesday two arrests have been made in a unique fraud case.
On Oct. 6, according to a news release, Chandler officers investigated a report of an 88-year-old victim who was defrauded of over $100,000 in which suspects represented themselves as "Microsoft tech support."
Two suspects, Jeet Panchal, 24, and Farhan Shaikh, 28 — both of Lakewood, Calif. — were booked on several charges: Those charges include theft, which is a Class 2 felony in Arizona.
The victim also informed officers of a second transaction with the suspects for a large sum of gold coins that was scheduled to occur within the next few days, police said.
On Oct. 9, CPD said, Financial Crimes Unit detectives, with the assistance of detectives from the Special Investigations Section, located and identified the suspects. Panchal and Shakih were followed to multiple locations before they were eventually arrested in Buckeye.
Other charges filed against the pair include fraud schemes a Class 2 felony, and assisting a criminal syndicate, a Class 4 felony.
Chandler Police said the investigation is ongoing.
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