Prosecutors say a Bronx man stole $25,000 from three victims through an apartment rental scam, and that there may be more victims who are yet to be identified.

Juan Valoy, 46, posed as a real estate broker from March to July of this year, accepting payments of thousands of dollars for what he said were application fees, security deposits and first month’s rent, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s office said Tuesday. But the prospective renters never got the apartments, and Valoy would eventually disappear, Bragg said.

“Juan Valoy allegedly preyed on New Yorkers who were simply looking for a stable place to live at a time when affordable housing is scarce,” Bragg said in a statement announcing an indictment charging Valoy with grand larceny and scheme to defraud. “The defendant all

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