Adan Look met a woman calling herself Annie on Facebook in May 2025, and within weeks they were exchanging messages on WhatsApp. She portrayed herself as a Japanese microchip saleswoman with a fortune in cryptocurrency, convincing Look to wire ₹3.3 crore to accounts in Malaysia and Vietnam and to pay $300,000 to a kitchen‑remodeling business that never delivered.
Jonathan Look, his son from Hayward, immediately alerted the FBI, local police, the Secret Service, and the banks involved. Despite the warnings, Adan ignored the advice, insisting he was merely investing.
In July, a second con unfolded when Look claimed to have met a Kuwaiti Army medic named Vicky. She demanded an iPhone and an iPad, and later asked for ₹4.5 lakh to “buy her discharge.” Look sent $2,000 via wire, $1,000 through Zelle, and $1,000 in Apple gift cards, while the Bank of America blocked further attempts to transfer the requested amounts.
A florist in Fillmore, California, confirmed that the flowers ordered on Vicky’s behalf were purchased with a stolen credit card, providing hard evidence of the fraud. Yet Look continued to contact another woman, Suzy, whom he believes is genuine.
Family members cannot legally intervene without Look’s consent, leaving his son to rely on law‑enforcement and banking institutions to halt the scam. The FBI has opened a formal investigation, and both banks have frozen Look’s accounts pending further review.