The NYPD is warning about scammers working in groups to target elderly New Yorkers.
The NYPD said the two men kicked open a door to a home early Wednesday morning on Sanford Avenue in Flushing.
Officials in Jersey City are investigating the death of a 91-year-old man found inside an apartment during a welfare check.
Police say the 86-year-old victim was approached by the suspect, who pushed the woman from behind, causing her to fall to the ground.
After being hired, members of the scheme tricked victims into paying for additional unwanted or unnecessary home repairs and other construction, including purposefully damaging or destroying the victims' property.
A 90-year-old man could lose his home of 54 years after his deed was stolen.