Wallingford, Conn./WTIC Radio - A woman is under arrest in Wallingford for allegedly scamming a 72-year-old man out of hundreds of thousands of dollars.
In March of this year, police say the victim receiving multiple calls from individuals that he'd won over $9 million from Publishers Clearing House.
Investigators say the victim was advised to send money to cover taxes on the "prize".
The victim's family discovered that seven checks were written to various individuals.
Among them, police say, were five checks made out to Nyieshia Upchurch, 19, of Bridgeport.
Police tracked her down and arrested her last month.
She faces charges of larceny, conspiracy, and telephone fraud.
Bond was set at $75,000 and Upchurch is due later this week in Meriden Superior Court.