Woman Arrested In Attempted $10K Scam In Nassau: Police

FLOWER HILL, NY — A Brooklyn woman was arrested in connection with an attempted grand larceny on Saturday in Flower Hill, Nassau police said.

At 10 a.m. Friday, a 51-year-old woman received a notification on her laptop that her computer was locked and she needed to contact the provided number for assistance, police said. A man pretending to be a representative told the woman about "suspicious activity" and asked for $16K in cash to fix the problem, police said. The woman withdrew the money, and a woman she did not know picked it up later that evening, police said. The woman believed she was scammed and called the police, the department said.

At 2:50 p.m. Saturday, the woman received additional phone calls from the same male tech support requesting an additional $10K in cash and said a second representative would come to her home to pick up the money, police said.

Xiuyu Dong, 39, was arrested and charged with one count of attempted grand larceny, police said. She was arraigned Sunday at First District Court, at 99 Main St., Hempstead.

The investigation is ongoing.

"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," the department wrote.

Detectives request anyone with information on the scam to contact Nassau County Crime Stoppers at 1-800-244-TIPS or call 911. All callers will remain anonymous.