A Minnesota woman’s $25,000 was recovered after a scammer tricked her into handing it to a courier posing as a U.S. Marshal.

A Minnesota woman had $25,000 recovered after being scammed into withdrawing cash based on fake tech support and bank fraud claims. Authorities traced the money to a suspicious package delivered by a courier in North Mankato, who alerted them after noticing irregularities. The victim, misled by a scammer posing as a Microsoft rep and later a fake fraud investigator, was instructed to hand over the funds to a supposed U.S. Marshal—actually the courier. The scam used spoofed numbers and AI-generated voices, common in recent frauds. The money was returned, but the suspect remains at large. Officials warn of similar schemes using fear and false authority to pressure victims into cash transfers, gift cards, or Bitcoin kiosks.