PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) — An Indian citizen living in Dorchester, Mass. has been charged after allegedly targeting elderly Rhode Island residents in a financial scam where he posed as a federal official.

Samyag Uday Doshi, 25, in the U.S. on a student visa, is charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud and wire fraud, according to the office of Acting U.S. Attorney Sara Miron Bloom.

According to Bloom’s office, a Newport resident allegedly paid Doshi $54,000 in cash in the scam, and he attempted to obtain a total of $385,000 from the victim.

The scam started when the resident received a voicemail about a reported phony purchase and was told to call a provided phone number.

The alleged scammer claimed to be a federal official, and told the victim that he was under investigation for mu

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