Woburn Con Man Arrested in Lexington

An alleged international con man was arrested last Friday, March 30, after  captured the suspect following his arrival at a Citizens Bank in that town.

LPD detained the man, identified as 31-year-old Catalin Buzea, of Woburn, until the arrival of investigators from other agencies, which arrested Buzea for larceny by scheme over $250, uttering forgery and identity fraud.

The Boston Police Special Investigations Unit, along with ICE/Homeland Security and the Postal Inspectors apprehended Buzea in connection with his alleged opening of bank accounts throughout the greater Boston using counterfeit passports and identification cards, according to a post on the BPD News website.

Buzea allegedly opened bank accounts and money was wired into them from victims who had purchased non-existing vehicles posted on EBay, according to the report, which alleges the suspect opened bank accounts at Bank of America and Citizens Bank during February and March of this year.

Upon his arrest in Lexington, Buzea was found to be in possession of a counterfeit Greek passport, Romanian passport and an identification card from the Netherlands, according to the BPD News report.