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The Flower Hill scheme began on Friday, April 5, according to Nassau County Police.
At about 10 a.m. that morning, a 51-year-old woman received a notification that her computer had been locked. The notification provided a phone number to call to fix the alleged issue.
When she called, the representative told her she needed to pay $16,000 to remedy the suspicious activity that was found on the victim’s computer.
Police said the victim withdrew the money and allegedly gave it to a woman who traveled to the victim’s Flower Hill home later that day to pick it up.
The victim later realized she had been scammed.
On Saturday, April 6, the woman received yet another call from the fake tech support representative asking for another $10,000, saying that a different representative would pick it up.
Instead of picking up more money, police intercepted and arrested Xiuyu Dong, age 39, of Brooklyn.
She is charged with attempted grand larceny and was arraigned on Sunday, April 7 at Hempstead’s First District Court.
The investigation remains ongoing.
Detectives urge anyone who has information regarding the scheme to contact the Nassau County Crime Stoppers at 1-800-244-TIPS or call 911.
Additionally, they reminded residents to remind vulnerable friends and family members to be on alert for possible scams.
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