NEW YORK (1010 WINS) — Police released photos on Wednesday of a man wanted for posing as an Amazon fraud employee and stealing over $74,000 in cash in Brooklyn last month.
At approximately 9:20 a.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 12, a 45-year-old woman received a phone call from an unknown person who identified themselves as being a representative of the "Amazon Fraud Department" and directed her to withdraw $24,500 from her bank accounts in order to resolve fraudulent account activity.
The victim removed $24,500 from her bank accounts and followed instructions from the caller to give the money to a person in a vehicle in front of 5716 Avenue U in Old Mill Basin, cops said.
The suspect then fled in a vehicle with the money.
The second incident happened at approximately 11:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 18, when a 51-year-old man received a phone call from an unknown person who identified themselves as being a representative of the "Amazon Fraud Department."
The suspect directed the victim to withdraw $50,000 from his bank accounts in order to resolve fraudulent account activity, authorities said.
The victim removed $50,000 from his bank accounts and followed instructions from the caller to give the money to a person in a vehicle in the vicinity of East 26th Street and Avenue N in East Midwood.
The suspect fled in a vehicle with the money.
No injuries were reported as a result of either incident.
Anyone with information regarding these incidents is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477).