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Police: LI Man Dupes Woman Into Giving Him $10,000 In Mortgage Scam

UNIONDALE, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) -- A Long Island man has been arrested after police said he duped a woman into giving him money as part of a mortgage scam.

Yves Estriplet, 31, is charged with grand larceny and two counts of possession of a forged instrument.

The incident happened back in January.

Nassau County police said Estriplet lied about his affiliation with Mortgage Enterprise Ltd. in an effort to mislead a 27-year-old woman who was interested in buying a home.

"After deceiving the victim about being qualified to obtain a mortgage, Estriplet obtained $10,000 in cash from her for which he provided receipts with a heading stating 'Mortgage Enterprise Ltd.,'" Officer Maureen Roach told WCBS 880's Sophia Hall. "Those documents were discovered to be forged."

After months of waiting for the mortgage, the woman became suspicious and called the company only to find out Estriplet never worked there, police said.

The authorities were called after the victim tried unsuccessfully to recover her money and Estriplet was arrested, police said.

"If anybody thinks they may have been a victim of this man, they have to contact the police," Roach said.

He is due in court on Friday.

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