A Chinese national who took part in a scam that duped six senior citizens in just one week was sentenced in San Diego federal court Friday to two years in prison.

Prosecutors say victims in California and Arizona gave a total of just over $200,000 to Jiaci Liu , 35, in the span of one week.

Liu’s role in the scam culminated in San Diego County, where he was arrested outside the home of a 63-year-old Poway man in June 2023.

The U.S. Attorney’s Office said a pop-up appeared on the Poway resident’s computer, which alerted him that there might be a virus on the device. The pop-up provided a phone number to contact, which prosecutors say led to a fake tech support hotline run by Liu’s co-conspirators.

In addition to being told he had viruses on his computer, the victim was transferred to ot

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