NEW YORK CITY — Police are looking for a man they say has ripped off numerous credit cards' account information to make $40,000 worth of withdrawals throughout the city.
The suspect's spree began on April 14, and has lasted at least until July 9 as customers were informed their accounts had been compromised, according to the NYPD. Police say there have been 37 incidents during that time period.
In one instance on July 9, a man, 39, from Staten Island, was told by bank representatives his credit card number was compromised and then used to withdraw $800 at a Bank of America at 675 Third Ave., police said.
The suspect is described as 23 to 35 years old, 6 feet tall, 200 pounds, and has a beard. He was last seen wearing a black and white baseball cap, a white long sleeve shirt, a black shirt and he wore glasses.
Anyone with information in regards to this incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782).
