Arrest in $24K Facebook Marketplace Scam
Rye PD has arrested a 28 year old man in a Facebook Marketplace scam where the scammer managed to take $24,000 cash from a Pleasantville resident where the victim unknowingly purchased a stolen 2020 Mercedes Benz E350. The “meet” during the scam was the Rye Shell station, just around the corner from Rye PD headquarters on the Boston Post Road.
On Thursday morning at approximately 6:00 am, the Rye PD arrested Nygel Joseph, age 28, of Mount Vernon, for Grand Larceny 3rd degree a class D Felony. Joseph was arraigned in Rye City Court Thursday morning and was ordered to be held at the Westchester County Correctional Facility until his next court appearance on Tuesday September 17, 2024. Joseph had been jailed for another matter until January. He had police contact Thursday morning and the open warrant popped.
The crime dates to 2021. On January 20, 2021 a 28 year old male from Pleasantville came to Rye Police Headquarters and filed a report that he was the victim of a Facebook Marketplace scam in which he unknowingly purchased a stolen 2020 Mercedes Benz E350 for $24,000 cash. The alleged scammer Joseph reportedly used fraudulent documents and an alias to complete the cash sale.
An investigation was opened by Rye detectives which led to an arrest warrant for Joseph. This morning Joseph was picked up by the Mount Vernon Police Department on another matter and turned over to the Rye Police. Rye PD reminds you that booking charges are merely accusations and the defendant(s) are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty in a court of law.
