06/12/2026
FRAUD- KINGMAN
On May 21, 2026, Mohave County Sheriffâs Office Deputies took a report of a Fraud. The victim, who resided in the Kingman area, had befriended a person on social media approximately six months prior. During their conversations, the person had discussions with the victim about investing his money into cryptocurrencies. The victim stated that he had given this person cash money on three different occasions, totaling $113,000.00. The victim was provided with a fake phone application that showed their investment and the interest this money was supposedly accruing.
The victim would withdraw cash, photograph it, and send the photograph to the person. The person would then send the victim a photograph of a one-dollar bill, that would later be used to identify the âcourierâ picking up the cash. The person would then have a âcourierâ meet with the victim at a local business in the 3700 block of N. Stockton Hill Rd., where the âcourierâ would show the victim the one-dollar bill. The victim would then hand over the cash to the âcourierâ.
The victim later learned that this was Fraud and contacted the Mohave County Sheriffâs Office. However, the person continued to communicate with the victim. The person had requested an additional $100,000.00 in cash but had later changed it to $65,000.00.
Detectives assumed the identity of the victim and arranged for the transaction. The person had requested a photograph of the initial $100,000.00 cash. Detectives, with the help of a local bank, provided a photograph of the $100,000.00 cash. The person then changed the amount to $65,000.00 cash. An additional photograph was sent to the person and a transfer of the money to the âcourierâ was arranged. The person had sent a photograph of a one-dollar bill that the âcourierâ was supposed to provide to the victim for confirmation of the transaction.
On Friday (6/12), Mohave County Sheriffâs Office Detectives, with the assistance of the Kingman Police Department Street Crimes Unit, conducted the operation in the 3700 block of N. Stockton Hill Rd. At approximately 12:12 P.M., the âcourierâ arrived at the location where he was taken into custody without incident. The subject was identified as Jay Jin Xia, 40 of Hacienda Heights, California and an American citizen. Xia was found to have evidence on his person, including the phone used to communicate and the one-dollar bill that tied him to this investigation.
Xia was transported to the Mohave County Adult Detention Facility where he was booked for Fraud. Additional charges are pending further investigation into this incident. This investigation is ongoing.
