Two unsuspecting women on Long Island became victims of a scam that ended up costing hundreds of thousands of dollars in gold bars and cash, according to police, targeted because they were older and not as tech savvy.
Eventually, the woman realized she might be getting scammed and contacted police. Detectives with Suffolk County's Financial Crimes Unit investigated and found that a man identified as Yash Shah was the person responsible not only for that scam, but also another one that netted him far more money from another target, according to police.
When reached by detectives, the second victim similarly said she had been told there was child pornography on her computer, and need to pay to get it off. When police contacted the woman, she was about deliver another $260,000 to those who had been scamming her, according to Suffolk County police. "These guys are professionals. They have a script. They know what they're doing and are super convincing," said Deputy Inspector Frank Catalina.
Police said Shah picked up the money, but was later arrested after the second victim took a picture of his car's license plate.
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