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California Man Charged in $500K Cryptocurrency Scam Targeting South Dakota Resident

Chee Yeng Wong of California faces aggravated grand theft charges after collecting $441,000 in cash from a Chamberlain man in a cryptocurrency scam involving fake accounts and threats.

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CHAMBERLAIN, S.D. — A Chamberlain, South Dakota, man lost close to half a million dollars in an alleged cryptocurrency scam that began with an online conversation and led to multiple in-person cash handoffs. One suspect, 35-year-old Chee Yeng Wong, of Pasadena, California, has been charged with aggravated grand theft over $500,000, a Class 2 felony, in connection with the case. According to court documents, the victim met a woman online in Novem…

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The Daily Republic broke the news in Fairfield, United States on Thursday, August 14, 2025.
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