Mr. Hongdong Liu
Ms. Pinting Lu
We’ve had an increase in reports from residents who have received calls from people claiming to be from the “Yonkers Police Internet Crime Unit.” During these calls, the caller either attempts to obtain financial information or persuade residents to open bank accounts in a new country, claiming they are a victim of a crime and their old accounts are compromised.
While the “Internet Crime Unit” sounds cool, that unit does not exist in the Yonkers Police Department.
If you get any unsolicited or suspicious calls from someone trying to convince you to open a bank account over the phone– don’t fall for it! Report it to us via our non-emergency number at 914-377-7900!
These scammers have been “spoofing” the caller ID of their calls to make it look like the number appearing on your phone is an official number. When in doubt, you can always call our non-emergency number at 914-377-7900 to verify if a call you received truly came from the Yonkers Police Department. Regardless, understand that we would never ask for your financial information over the phone.
For example- take a look at one of our recent arrests of Mr. Hongdong Liu (30 of Queens) and his partner in crime, Ms. Pinting Lu (28 of Queens).
These two were involved in an operation scamming one of our residents out of almost $70,000! Their scam involved phone calls to a resident pretending to be a Yonkers Police Lieutenant and demanding money to fix their home computer, claiming it was being used for child pornography. Our Detective Division worked tirelessly to identify both Hondgong and Pinting, and they were brought to justice with some help from our Warrant Squad!
Remember, we will NEVER demand financial information or money transfers. If someone is on the phone pretending to be YPD and asking for something like this, HANG UP!
We’re always here to help! When in doubt, call us!
