Elmont Man Victim Of $47,000 Elder Scam: Police

ELMONT, NY — An Elmont man was the victim of an elder scam on Monday morning, police said.

The 77-year-old man, while using his computer, received a prompt to call a phone number. The man called and spoke to someone claiming to work for the Federal Reserve. He instructed the victim that he needed to withdraw all of the money from his bank account, police said.

The man complied and withdrew $47,000 in cash and two men picked up the money. The victim received numerous follow-up calls from different phone numbers, which caused him to believe it was a scam, authorities said.

On Thursday afternoon, the male victim received additional calls from the same man who wanted an extra $10,000 and said a representative would come to the Elmont home for the cash, police said.

The investigation resulted in the arrest of Lin Qin, 46, of Staten Island. He is charged with third-degree attempted grand larceny and third-degree grand larceny.

He was scheduled to be arraigned on Friday.

The Nassau County Police Department urges the community to be on alert and to
remind vulnerable family members, friends and neighbors about potential scams or fraud.

Anyone with information on the above crime to contact Nassau County Crime Stoppers at 1-800-244-TIPS.