Phone Threats Target Asian-American Business Owners
May 19, 2009 by national
Filed under Incident Reports
Asian-American business owners and professionals across the country have been terrorized by threatening phone calls originating in China using Skype, authorities say.
Some of the recipients have wired thousands of dollars to the extortionists after receiving threats of violence against their businesses and families. The perpetrator demands $20,000-$30,000 so that his brother can be released from a jail in China, then threatens the victim if he or she will not pay.
The perpetrator demands $20,000-$30,000 so that his brother can be released from a jail in China, then threatens the victim if he or she will not pay.
“I will kill you,” “I will cut the limbs off your children in front of you,” and “I’ll firebomb your business,” are three of the threats that detectives said were used.
