Two men, aged 37 and 57, were charged after allegedly stealing more than $50,000 by scamming 18 elderly women in New South Wales car parks. The NSW police arrested them on Wednesday. The thefts happened between January 3 and 7 in places including Newcastle, Wagga Wagga, and various Sydney suburbs. Police say the men worked together. One would approach victims claiming there was an issue with their vehicle and ask them to open the bonnet to inspect it. While the bonnet was up, the other man stole wallets, purses, cash, and cards from inside the cars. NSW Police Assistant Commissioner Stacey Maloney said the men acted like good Samaritans. “They approached them on the driver’s side or at the front of the vehicle and they indicate some sort of issue with the front of the car,” Maloney explained. “The victim then obviously gets out since they’re concerned that there is something mechanical or cosmetic that has happened to the vehicle.” “They then show the person that there is an issue, the victim then opens the bonnet and the two of them stand at the bonnet whilst the co-offender then engages in the stealing.” The men have been charged with 72 offences each, including fraud, theft, and entering a vehicle without consent. Police said the men are from Romania and arrived in Australia on tourist visas on December 28. During a search of the men and their car, police found vehicle wires, passports, mobile phones, a toughbook laptop, $6,000 in cash, and receipts for money transfers. Both men were refused bail and appeared in court on Thursday. Police are also seeking to speak to two other men in connection with the case.