Woman faces felony charges after accused of fraud and posing as bank agent
By WRAL Staff
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DURHAM, North Carolina (WRAL) — A Durham woman is facing multiple felony charges after she was accused of posing as a bank agent and defrauding a woman out of $80,000.
Yanru Cui, 28, was arrested on Monday by Wake County Sheriff’s deputies. According to arrest warrants, Cui was accused of posing as an agent from Wells Fargo named “Anna” and exploiting a woman.
Deputies said an “unknown party” contacted the victim, telling her there was an issue with her online payment system.
After an investigation with the Cary Police Department, deputies arrested Cui.
She is charged with two counts of felony obtaining property under false pretenses and two counts of felony exploiting an older or disabled adult.
Cui is being held on a $100,000 bond and is expected in court on Tuesday at 1:30 p.m.
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