State police arrest a Queens man for Grand Larceny after defraudi...

On October 3, 2024, New York State Police from the Monroe barracks arrested Masud Rana, age 33 from Queens, NY, for Grand Larceny 3^rd Degree. On October 2, 2024, state police received a fraud complaint and the investigation revealed that an elderly couple, 82-years of age from Blooming Grove, NY, were defrauded out of $9,900.

On October 1, 2024, the victims received an email from Paypal stating that they were charged $346.12 for an antivirus protection plan for their computer. The couple did not have a PayPal account, nor did they subscribe to any type of antivirus protection plan. They contacted the number provided in the email and spoke to a customer service representative who told them to pay a fee of $200 to reverse the antivirus subscription charges. While attempting to pay the charge, they mistakenly transferred $20,000 through an application they were told to download onto their computer. The victim then let the customer service representative know that they made a mistake by sending $20,000 instead of the $200, but the representative only agreed to reverse the charge if the victim paid $9,900 in person. Rana then traveled to the victim's residence to collect the $9,900 in cash. Rana's vehicle was identified through footage obtained by the elderly couple. Rana was subsequently arrested and arraigned at the Orange County Centralized Arraignment where he was released on an appearance ticket for a later date. The victim's $9,900 was recovered by the New York State Police and returned to them.