Detectives are asking anyone else who may have been a victim to contact Nassau County Crime Stoppers or call police.
Two men are under arrest after police say they posed as home improvement contractors to scam elderly homeowners.
"We call them the gypsies, they come in here every season, especially at this time of the year, and they come in from all over the country in all different places around the world," said Nassau Police Commissioner Patrick Ryder."They'll tell them there's damage on the house, sometimes they'll convince them to come out and look at the house while the other partner breaks into the back door and steals property inside the house," Ryder said.
Police say McDonough is from Ireland and came into the country illegally through Canada while Turner is from the UK, but overstayed his visa. Nassau county has contacted immigration officials. Authorities say there have been 31 reported home improvement scams in Nassau County so far this year, with 22 involving the elderly.Police say victims have lost a total of hundreds of thousands of dollars in Manhasset, Greenvale, Elmont, and New Hyde Park.
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