China News Service, May 19, according to the US "World Daily" report, recently, "fake money exchange, real robbery" cases occurred in Flushing, Queens, New York, the victims are all Chinese.
In the case, when the victim carried US dollars or Renminbi to face-to-face transactions with the other party, the "prepared" suspect held weapons and snatched all the cash from the victim.
The police said that in the past two months, there have been seven cases of robbery in Flushing when they exchanged money privately. All the crimes occurred from night to late at night. The victims all made appointments with the suspects for time and place. They brought cash to meet the suspects to exchange money. At that time, the other party was robbed with a gun or knife. Several of the victims contacted the suspect through WeChat.
Recently, a 22-year-old Chinese man preparing to exchange money was robbed by three men near Laburnum Avenue on Bonne St. The cash was robbed and the suspect was cut. At the end of April, there were also many such cases.
The police in the jurisdiction is fully investigating. At present, two Asian suspects have been arrested. One of the suspects is 18-year-old Towne Ren (transliteration). He has been in the criminal court of Queens and is charged with first and second grade guns. Robbery, gang robbery with associates, etc .; another suspect is 17-year-old man Sameer Anwar, charged with multiple counts of gun robbery, heavy theft, and illegal possession of weapons.
The police said that there are hidden security risks in conducting financial transactions with strangers who are known through social platforms such as the Internet and WeChat. You must be particularly vigilant; if you must deal face-to-face, you should also choose a public place in the daytime with a lot of people. Accompanied by family or friends, once any suspicious phenomenon is found, the transaction will be stopped immediately and the police will be called.
The police urged the public to call the crime prevention hotline (800)577-TIPS (8477) immediately if they have any clues about such crimes, or log in to the crime prevention website, or send a message to 274637 (CRIMES) via mobile phone, then enter TIP577, and You can provide clues through the mobile phone application "CS-NYC", and the source of the information is absolutely confidential. (Zhu Lei)