The Nassau County Police Department’s Electronics Squad Fraud and Forgery Unit announced the arrest of two New Jersey men for an elder scam that happened in Massapequa.
On July 24 at 11:35 a.m., an 80-year-old female victim was contacted by an unknown male claiming to be an FBI agent. She was advised that she would be charged with federal crimes if she did not purchase $125,000 worth of gold and hand it over to the authorities. The victim was also advised that a courier would respond to her residence to retrieve the gold. Detectives were notified of a possible scam when the victim attempted to purchase the gold and responded to her residence to investigate.
Jay Radadiya, 23, of 19 Nelson Street, Jersey City, while wearing a mask, allegedly responded to the victim’s residence to pick up the gold. When detectives attempted to place him in custody, he allegedly began to run away and resisted arrest. He was later arrested without any further incident. Fenil Bambharoliya, 22, of 19 Nelson Street, Jersey City, was located in a nearby vehicle. He was arrested without incident.
Police charged Radadiya with Attempted Grand Larceny in the Second Degree, Resisting Arrest and violating the county’s Title 90 Mask Transparency Act. Defendant Fenil Bambharoliya is charged with Attempted Grand Larceny in the Second Degree. They both were scheduled to be arraigned on July 25 at First District Court in Hempstead.
Detectives are asking anyone who may have been the victim of the above defendants to call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-244-Tips.