Queens Man Arrested for Scamming Elderly Suffolk Residents out of Thousands of Dollars

Suffolk County Police arrested a Queens man for allegedly scamming multiple elderly Suffolk County residents out of thousands of dollars on Friday February 1. Jarnail Singh, 21 of Queens, was arrested Friday after he successfully scammed a 77-year-old Amityville Man out of $40,000 via a computer scam, and attempted to scam a 74-year-old Bay Shore Woman out of 13,000$ before Singh was arrested.

A 77-year-old Amityville man received an email from a representative purporting to be from the Geek Squad saying that the victim owed $399. The victim called the number provided in the email, and disputed the charge. The person who answered the phone, got the man to log into his bank account from his computer, so the funds could be returned. Once the victim logged into his bank account, the suspect gained access to the man’s bank account, and transferred $40,000 from one bank account to another without the victim realizing what had happened. The suspect picked up an additional $20,000 from the victim’s home on January 29, and the victim also provided $5,000 in gift cards over the phone. On January 31, an additional $20,000 was withdrawn from the victim’s account.

On January 31, a 74-year-old Bay-Shore woman was a victim of the same scam. She met the suspect in person in a parking lot and gave him $13,000 in cash The following day, she was contacted again, and told to withdraw an additional $20,000. Bank officials became concerned during the second withdrawal, and contacted police.

Financial Crimes detectives, Third precinct officers, and Canine officers, responded to the pickup location, which was a parking lot on Main Street in East Islip, and arrested Singh. Police recovered $20,000.

Singh, of Ozone Park Queens, was charged with Grand Larceny 3rd degree, and Attempted Grand Larceny 3rd Degree. He was arraigned at the First District Court in Central Islip on Friday.

The Investigation is ongoing, and anyone who believes they are a victim of this scam should contact Financial crimes at 631-852-6821, or call Crime Stoppers at 1800-220-TIPS.

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