Man arrested in Michigan linked to more than $1 million in scam pickups

Claiming to be an FTC employee, the suspect knew personal details about a victim’s family, which convinced her the call was real.

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Xiangbo Sun, 24, a Chinese national on a tourist visa, allegedly collected more than $1 million from scam victims across the country in less than a month before Michigan deputies caught him in June.

The sting

In May, a caller claiming to work for the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) told an elderly woman in Allegan Coun…