UPPER WEST SIDE, NY — Police are searching Wednesday for a suspect after a 67-year-old man was persuaded to turn over $9 million in gold bars in a scam on the Upper West Side, New York City Police Department officials said.
According to the NYPD, the man first received a security alert on his computer on March 26, 2025.
Someone claiming to work for a security company told him his financial assets had been compromised and convinced him to make several transactions totaling $9 million and buy gold bars.
On April 16, 2025, the man met with a suspect near West 81st Street and Broadway and handed over the gold bars, police said. The suspect fled on foot. No injuries were reported.
Police have released images of the suspect, and no arrests have been made yet.
Police said anyone with information regarding this incident can call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers website or on X (formerly Twitter) @NYPDTips.
This is a developing story and will be updated. For questions, email Miranda.Levingston@Patch.com.
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