Woman, 89, loses $37G helping ‘kin’

An 89-year-old Upper East Side woman was bilked out of thousands after a group of scam artists reached out to her claiming that her grandson was in jail and needed bail money, authorities said.

Police on Saturday released surveillance images (below) of the flim-flammers, who coordinated three personal meetings with the woman within two days as they swindled more than $37,000 from her, officials said.

The elderly woman, who lives on E. 62nd St., told police that on July 21 she received a call from a man who claimed to be her grandson.

The man said he was in jail and needed bail money — and his lawyer was going to show up and pick up the money.

The victim agreed and gave the “lawyer” some money when he showed up.

Then the scam artists got greedy, police said.

The next day, the suspects phoned her again, saying he needed more money for legal fees.

In two days, she was asked to hand over money three times. Then they asked her to mail them more money, cops said.

Later in the week, she was told the truth — her grandson was fine and had never reached out to her.

It was not immediately disclosed how the scammers knew she had a grandson.

One of the men has been described as between 5-feet-5-inches tall and about 200 pounds. A second man being sought is believed to be between 23 and 27 years old, about 160 pounds with a thin build and a beard.

Anyone with information regarding the suspects is urged to call NYPD Crime Stoppers at (800) 577-TIPS. All calls will be kept confidential.