A North Andover, Massachusetts woman is accused of attempting to steal thousands of dollars from elderly New Hampshire residents as part of a tech support scam.

Rachel Chen, 25, will face charges in three New Hampshire counties, the Attorney General said in a press release on Monday.

In Merrimack County, a grand jury indicted Chen on June 11, 2024, on charges of attempted theft by deception and conspiracy to commit theft by deception.

Chen allegedly traveled to JS's home and received a package from JS that she believed contained more than $1,500 belonging to JS

According to authorities, a man identified himself as a bank employee and instructed JS to put $22,000 in cash in a box and lock it.

The unidentified man allegedly sent Chen an electronic message that included JS's home address in Allenstown and the message “22K.”

Chen is accused of going to the victim's house, giving JS a false name and password, and obtaining the box.

Her appearance in Merrimack County Superior Court is scheduled for August.

Eleven days later, a grand jury in the Southern District of Hillsborough County indicted Chen on a single count of theft by deception as principal/accomplice, a Class A felony.

In that case, Chen obtained or assumed control of $1,500 worth of DL's property through “deception and with the intent to defraud DL” by lying about the victim's bank account, saying the account had been compromised and DL needed to turn over the money to someone hired by the FBI, authorities said.

The victim, a 75-year-old from Nashua, received an email that appeared to be from Microsoft, the attorney general said. The message said her bank account had been compromised and gave her a phone number to call.

DL then called that number and spoke to a person who transferred her to another person who allegedly worked for the victim's bank and instructed her to withdraw $20,000 and put it in a box, which she did, according to authorities.

The victim then handed the box to Chen, the district attorney said.

Chen is scheduled to go on trial on July 11.

Another grand jury in Grafton County also indicted Chen on June 21, charging her with conspiracy to commit theft by deception, a Class A felony.

Apparently, a person sent EB an email claiming to be from Apple Support.

That person told the victim that her bank account had been hacked and $20,000 had been stolen from her account, federal prosecutors said.

According to prosecutors, the unknown person then went to a “federal ATM” in Littleton and explained to the victim how to deposit the money into a cryptocurrency ATM.

EB was allegedly told to put $20,000 in a package and pick it up. Chen was then sent an electronic message containing the victim's address, the district attorney said.

Chen is accused of going to the victim's home and taking the package containing $20,000.

The 25-year-old is due to appear in court on July 22.

If convicted, Chen faces a maximum sentence of 7.5 to 15 years in New Hampshire State Prison for each count and a fine of $4,000 for each count.

Anyone who may have been a victim of elder abuse or financial exploitation should call their local police or the Department of Health and Human Services at 1-800-949-0470.