A man from China, living in the United States, has been charged in a massive scam involving a woman from Aliquippa. Police say she was scammed out of hundreds of thousands.

Police said there was also a second victim in Beaver County. That resident went to New Sewickley Township Police on Sept. 5, reporting that they were scammed the previous day.

"They reported that they had a pop-up appear on their computer screen and instructed them to call Microsoft support," New Sewickley Township Police Chief Greg Carney said.

He said the scam victim was kept on the phone for nearly eight hours.

"They were instructed to do some different things with the computer so that it would be unlocked," Carney said. "They were then told that they had to pay for subscription fees and services to unlock the co

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