Arrest in $4,900 scam at Roslyn Heights bank

A customer who tried to withdraw $4,900 from someone else's bank account using a fake California driver's license and a counterfeit American Express card was arrested Tuesday at a Roslyn Heights bank, the Nassau police said.

A teller at the Washington Mutual Bank branch wasn't fooled by the fake credentials, and she immediately called 911, summoning the police. They arrested Lisa Krapf, 41, of Brooklyn, and charged her with forgery and attempted grand larceny.

It was 4:45 p.m. Tuesday when Krapf entered the 401 Glen Cove Rd. bank and tried to withdraw the cash, but she was quickly arrested by Sixth Precinct police Officers William Allen and Thomas Papaccio.

When she was arrested, Krapf, of 1355 64th St., Brooklyn, had in her possession a forged withdrawal slip and the victim's name, social security number, address, date of birth and other personal information, the police said.

Before her arrest, Krapf had recently succeeded in using false ID to withdraw money from numerous banks in Suffolk County, the police said. And at a different Washington Mutual Bank branch at 400 Old Country Rd., Carle Place, she withdrew $4,900 Thursday using the fake credentials, the police said.

She was charged with grand larceny, identity theft, forgery, attempted grand larceny and fraud. She faces arraignment Wednesday at First District Court, Hempstead.

By BY JOSEPH MALLIA
Posted Wednesday, February 27, 2008

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