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Nypost · · 306 words · By Erica Andrews
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Why it matters

Add The California Post on Google An 89-year-old retiree was swindled out of more than than $97,000 in a crypto theft scheme, cops said.

Common ground

William Ly, 26, of Simi Valley was arrested Aug.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 10 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “William Ly, 26, of Simi Valley was arrested Aug. 4 on suspicion of financial elder abuse, grand theft and identity theft following a months-long investigation by the Ventura County Sheriff’s Office.”
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Multiple sources confirm William Ly, 26, of Simi Valley, was arrested on August 4 for financial elder abuse, grand theft, and identity theft following a Ventura County Sheriff's Office investigation.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Immigration detentions of U.S. citizens in the second Trump administration were caused by U.S. immigration enforcement actions by agencies including Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and U.S. …
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Claim 2: “Authorities allege more than $97,000 was drained in more than 80 separate cryptocurrency transactions, with the funds ultimately landing in accounts and crypto wallets allegedly belonging to Ly.”
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Multiple sources, including edhat, report that over $97,000 was stolen in more than 80 transactions and deposited into accounts/wallets belonging to Ly.
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web search NEUTRAL — Belonging: A review of conceptual issues, an integrative framework, and...
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web search NEUTRAL — Explore the blockchain with confidence using our crypto transaction tracker. Check, track, lookup and analyze Bitcoin blockchain transactions effortlessly to stay informed about your crypto investment…
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web search NEUTRAL — The related records indicated more than $97,000 was stolen from the victim in more than 80 separate transactions which were deposited into accounts and cryptocurrency wallets belonging to Ly.
https://www.edhat.com/ventura/news/thousand-oaks-financial-e…
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Claim 3: “Ly eventually helped the senior citizen with his cellphone, including resetting the password to his Coinbase cryptocurrency account, authorities said.”
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Both The Daily Hodl and KTLA (via web search results) report that Ly helped the victim reset the password to his Coinbase cryptocurrency account.
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Claim 4: “That account was connected directly to the victim’s bank account.”
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The Daily Hodl and KTLA both report that the Coinbase account was linked directly to the victim's bank account.
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web search NEUTRAL — They can then buy cryptocurrency by linking a bank account, debit or credit card, or a payment processor account.Credential Harvesting — credentials obtained when the victim tries to log in to the fak…
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web search NEUTRAL — To conduct the attack, Coinbase says the attackers needed to know the customer's email address, password, and phone number associated with their Coinbase account and have access to the victim's email …
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web search NEUTRAL — They can then buy cryptocurrency by linking a bank account, debit or credit card, or a payment processor account.Credential Harvesting — credentials obtained when the victim tries to log in to the fak…
https://www.inky.com/en/blog/rising-value-and-visibility-of-…
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Claim 5: “Investigators said the relationship continued from June 2024 until September 2025, when the victim discovered that a substantial amount of his money had vanished.”
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The provided evidence does not mention the specific dates of the relationship (June 2024 to September 2025). Furthermore, the date September 2025 is in the future relative to the arrest date of August 4 mentioned in other claims, suggesting a possible typo in the original claim, but no evidence exists to confirm these specific dates.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Ly Yong Phat (born 1958, Khmer: លី យ៉ុងផាត់, Chinese: 李永法; pinyin: Lǐ Yǒngfǎ), also known as his Thai name Phat Suphapha (Thai: พัด สุภาภา), is a Sino-Cambodian senator and businessman. He owns LYP Gr…
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Claim 6: “The sheriff’s Financial Crimes Unit, working with the FBI and Ventura County Fraud Working Group, then traced the missing cash through financial records.”
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Multiple sources confirm that the Ventura County Sheriff's Office financial crimes detectives worked with the FBI and the Ventura County Fraud Working Group to obtain financial records.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Ventura College is a public community college in Ventura, California. Established in 1925, the college has a 112-acre (45 ha) campus with an enrollment of 13,763 students. It is part of the Ventura Co…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Ventura County ( ) is a county located in the southern part of the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 census, the population was 843,843. The largest city is Oxnard, and the county seat is the c…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ventura_County,_California
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Claim 7: “The alleged scheme began after Ly met the elderly victim through a mutual acquaintance at a local breakfast club for retired men, according to investigators.”
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The Daily Hodl reports that Ly met the victim at a local breakfast club for retirees. Other sources mention the arrest and the amount stolen but do not specifically detail the breakfast club meeting.
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Claim 8: “The investigation was launched in November 2025 after the Sheriff’s Office received a report of financial theft involving the elderly victim.”
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No evidence was found regarding the investigation being launched in November 2025. This date is also logically inconsistent with an arrest on August 4.
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Claim 9: “Ly was booked on suspicion of violating California laws covering financial elder abuse, grand theft and identity theft.”
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Multiple sources confirm Ly was arrested/booked on suspicion of financial elder abuse, grand theft, and identity theft under California law.
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Claim 10: “An 89-year-old retiree was swindled out of more than than $97,000 in a crypto theft scheme, cops said.”
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Multiple independent sources (The Daily Hodl, edhat, and other web results) report that a Simi Valley man is accused of stealing $97,000 from an 89-year-old retiree.
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