NEW YORK (1010 WINS) -- Police are searching for a suspect they said took a man's information and spent over $130,00 dollars in a two month span across New York City and Long Island.
At approximately 1:20 p.m on Tuesday, Sept. 19, a 73-year-old man discovered his personal information was used to open a bank account in his name.
From July 7 through Sept. 18, the suspect withdrew money from three of the victim's bank accounts from various Valley Bank ATMs throughout the five boroughs, Nassau County, and Suffolk County, and deposited the money into the fraudulent checking account, authorities said.
During that same time period, the suspect also made numerous unauthorized transactions at various Apple stores throughout the five boroughs, Nassau County, and Suffolk County while using the victim's bank accounts.
The total financial loss for the victim is estimated to be approximately $132,000, officials said.
Anyone with information in regard to this incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477).
