A Michigan man’s good deed turned disastrous when his own family reportedly robbed and kidnapped him. The unfortunate turn of events began after he helped someone he believed to be blind.

On August 15, the situation unfolded when the man assisted a social media influencer pretending to be blind outside a Detroit pawn shop, police said. After learning the influencer’s true identity, the man was rewarded with a GoFundMe campaign that collected over $100,000 and a new car for him.

However, rather than celebrating, his nephew, Roland Terrell Chatmon, allegedly devised a plan to rob and kidnap his uncle, as outlined in a probable cause arrest affidavit.

The plot was partially captured through recorded phone calls between Chatmon and his brother, who is incarcerated in the Wayne County Jail. Chatmon discussed his intention to take advantage of his uncle’s situation because he was in financial distress, federal authorities stated.

“I need some racks real quick,” Chatmon allegedly said, referring to cash. “I’m tired of this s—.”

Chatmon, his brother and mother then spoke with each other on the phone where he allegedly said he could “figure” something out.

“Ma, faster than ya’ll gambling,” he said, per the feds. “I be done got a good ten [grand].”

On September 1, Detroit police started looking into a kidnapping and home invasion at the man’s residence in southwest Detroit. His wife told police that two armed individuals broke into their home, threatened her with a gun, and tied her up, according to the affidavit. They demanded to know “where is the money” before taking a safe. Shortly afterward, officers discovered the man tied up near his burning GMC Yukon Denali after responding to a car fire on the city’s east side.

The victim said he was allegedly tied up in his vehicle and the suspects drove around to numerous ATMs withdrawing cash. He said he was tied up in the truck when the suspects went to his home to steal the safe, per police.

In an interview with cops, the victim allegedly said he picked up a woman later identified as Lecia Lopez Martinez who claimed she needed a ride after her car was taken. He drove Lopez Martinez to a home when an armed man and woman came up to his truck and demanded “money or they would kill his wife.”

Federal agents used bank records, Cash App records and license plate readers to peel back the layers of the alleged conspiracy and identify the other people involved. Phone data showed Chatmon, Lopez Martinez and Ieasha Stroman were in the area of the victim’s residence around the time of the home invasion robbery. Surveillance video also showed the cash withdrawals at the ATMs, cops said.

The victim also was able to identify Lopez Martinez as the woman whom he picked up, according to the affidavit.

After stealing nearly $4,400 from the victim’s bank accounts, Ieasha Stroman and her wife Dnequia Stroman transferred the cash to Kenneth Anderson’s Cash App account, cops said.

ATF agents on Friday raided the suspects’ homes and hotel rooms and recovered the clothing and guns they allegedly used in the robbery.

All five suspects are facing conspiracy to commit kidnapping charges.

Local Fox affiliate WJBK reported about the viral social media stunt when it occurred. The victim said he was trying to pawn his wife’s wedding ring to pay for their utility bill when he encountered the “blind” man. He helped the man stand up and gave him a few dollars. That’s when the man revealed he was not blind, rather he was a social media influencer under the name of MDMotivator.

“We need more people like Curtis in this world,” said the influencer, whose real name is Zach Dereniowski told the outlet. “Everyone can do these small acts because the small acts are what matters. That’s where all this money came from. Everyone that had a small amount to give wanted to give to you because they felt your heart.”