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Fake Chase Banker Scams LI Woman, 65, Out Of $44K: Cops
A New York City man scammed a Long Island woman out of $44,000 in a phone scheme last year, police said Tuesday, May 26.
Servando Ruiz Cuenca, 45, called the 65-year-old Center Moriches woman on Sept. 30, 2025, and told her he was a Chase Bank representative and her account had been compromised, the Suffolk County Police Department said.
The woman believed Ruiz Cuenca’s pitch and transferred $44,000 into another count as he had instructed, police said. Later that day, $28,000 was withdrawn from the account at two Chase locations in New Jersey, according to authorities.
Afterward, the woman…
Would-Be Victim Foils Attempted Phone Scammer In Inwood, Police Say
A quick-thinking Long Islander avoided falling victim to an alleged phone scammer.
The 73-year-old Inwood woman contacted Nassau County Police on Wednesday morning, Oct, 2, saying a man had called her claiming to work for her bank’s fraud department.
During the call, he told the woman there were fraudulent charges on her bank card and they would arrange for someone to pick up the card from her home.
Fortunately, the woman realized she was being scammed and contacted detectives.
Eight hours later, police located the suspect, 28-year-old Darren Saunders, of Brooklyn, and arrested him witho…
