Who is this Yuppie looking young man? He is a home burglar, help the YPD arrest him
If it sounds too good or bad to be true, it almost always is!
By Dan Murphy
Most of us have either heard of the scam, or experienced it ourselves, of someone emailing us claiming that pornography was found on our computer. In Yorktown, this scam was taken to another level.
From the Yorktown Police Department. Crime #1–Computer Scam–Victim receives a pop-up alert with a message that child porn has been detected on the computer. Our victim calls the phone number on the pop-up and speaks with an alleged Federal Communications Commission (FCC) representative (scammer).
The scammer falsely verifies to the victim that there is child pornography on the computer and that the cost for removal will be in excess of $20,000 cash. The victim is provided with specific instructions on withdrawing cash funds from their bank, specifically telling bank employees if asked about the large withdrawal that the funds are needed for a home improvement project.
The victim withdraws the funds, contacts the scammer and a subject described as an Asian male arrives at the residence rapidly to retrieve the funds. The suspect leaves on foot, with no vehicle in sight that the victim can observe.
This incident occurred on May 8 afternoon between 3:00 and 3:45 pm at or near Ravencrest Road. We thank the residents who have provided us home security video to review. We are asking residents who live on Ravencrest Rd. and the Curry St. area of Ravencrest, to review their video footage between the time frame indicated in this narrative.
If you have footage of the above described suspect or any vehicle parked and occupied/unoccupied in the above described area, please call us at 914-962-4141 and ask to speak with a member of our Detective Bureau. You may also share information via info@yorktownpd.org.
We once again remind the public that these type of scams are not going away any time soon. For those who ask “how can someone fall for this and pay out this type of cash,” these scammers can be quite convincing. No shame here. Please speak with your loved ones, both young and old, that if a scenario sounds too good or bad to be true, it almost always is!
The second scam in Yorktown is even stranger. Again from the Yorktown Police Department.
Crime #2–At or between 7-7:30 pm on Briar Hill St., three suspects wearing masks, one of whom confirmed male/ white, who spoke with an accent, forcibly and illegally entered a residence. The burglary was interrupted by the homeowner. The masked subject in the photo remained at the front door, while two other subjects forced entry into the unoccupied home via the rear of the residence. All suspects fled shortly after the homeowner’s arrival on scene.
Once again, we thank residents who have shared home security video with us, and request that anyone who lives in the Briar Hill St. area review their home security systems between the aforementioned times. We have identified a suspect vehicle (dark colored Nissan Pathfinder/Mississippi tag) and have been working throughout the overnight hours with our NYPD, FBI, County and State law enforcement partners, attempting to locate the vehicle and suspects.
If you have any information that can possibly assist us, please consider calling us at 914-962-4141 and ask to speak with a member of our Detective Bureau or contact us via email info@yorktownpd.org.
Also, a reminder to parents who have high school students participating in the “assassination,” game, please consider asking your children to cease with the game at this point. Take a look at the photo. This perp can easily be confused with a young adult participating in the game.
Stay safe and thank you for your anticipated assistance. Please share away.
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