The elderly victim received a phone call in December 2025 claiming he had won a Publisher’s Clearing House prize, Suffolk County Police said. The caller told him that in order to receive the money, he needed to complete paperwork and pay taxes and fees.
During multiple follow-up calls, the victim was directed to write personal checks, withdraw cash, and obtain cashier’s checks from his bank account, police said. Authorities estimate the man’s total losses exceeded $250,000.
Following an investigation by the Suffolk County Police Financial Crimes Unit, with assistance from the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office and the NYPD Financial Crimes Task Force, detectives identified two suspects.
Oral Durloo, 31, of Brooklyn, and Brandon Nairne, 31, of Queens, were arrested Friday, Feb. 13, and charged with grand larceny.
Both men were held overnight at the Third Precinct in Bay Shore and are scheduled to be arraigned Saturday, Feb. 14, at First District Court in Central Islip.
Police are asking anyone who believes they may have been victimized by Durloo or Nairne to contact Suffolk County Police.
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