Hector Enrique Guzman

On November 3, 2025, Carver County Sheriff’s Deputy Schumacher responded to reports of a phone scam in Carver, Carver County, Minnesota. Victim, an adult female fully identified in police reports, reported that she received a phone call earlier that day from a number identified as a ‘US Bank Branch’. The caller identified themselves as a representative from Zelle and stated that there was a pending transaction needing Victim’s attention. The caller walked Victim through setting up a Zelle account and then instructed her to send a payment.

The first payment failed, and Victim [NAME REDACTED]. Victim received a second phone call from the caller who instructed her to send another payment to an account connected to HECTOR ENRIQUE GUZMAN [DOB REDACTED]. Victim successfully transferred $1,400 to Guzman’s account as instructed and was unable to cancel the transaction once she realized it was a scam. On May 10, 2026, Deputy Schumacher reviewed records from Google, Gmail, and Zelle related to the fraudulent transactions. Deputy Schumacher confirmed that the account Victim [NAME REDACTED] is Guzman’s who was residing in Bronx, New York by confirming the location of the account logins, the emails and phone numbers associated with the account, and the related bank accounts.

Deputy Schumacher attempted to contact Guzman. Guzman did not respond to Deputy Schumacher’s attempts. PLEASE TAKE NOTICE: Pursuant to Minn. Stat. 609.49., intentional failure to appear for duly scheduled court appearances may result in additional criminal charges, and in addition to any arrest warrant that may otherwise be issued by the Court.