DAâs Office: Polk County âsecret shopperâ scam collects $42K in gift cards Hongwen Zhang was arrested in connection with a secret shopper scam that resulted in a Polk County woman being swindled out of $10,000. (Source: Polk County District Attorney s Office) By Gary Bass | December 15, 2020 at 10:51 AM CST - Updated December 15 at 10:51 AM
LIVINGSTON, Texas (KTRE) - Law enforcement officers with the Los Angeles County Sheriffâs Office arrested a 32-year woman on Nov. 27 after a Polk County grand jury indicted her in connection with a âsecret shopperâ scam that allegedly swindled a woman out of almost $10,000.
According to a press release, Hongwen Zhang has been charged with conspiracy to commit money laundering, fraudulent use/possession of identifying information, conspiracy to commit fraudulent use/possession of credit card information, and theft from an elderly person.