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Florida Man Accused Of Scamming Elderly Woman Out Of $250,000 By Pretending To Be Elon Musk

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A Florida man is behind bars for allegedly scamming a 74-year-old woman from Texas into giving him $250,000 by pretending to be Elon Musk, reports Business Insider. 

Police in Bradenton said that 56-year-old Jeffrey Arthur Moynihan, Jr. was behind the alleged scheme. 

He reportedly made a fake Facebook profile of Musk and convinced the woman to invest the large sum of money in

“Musk’s businesses.”

Moynihan allegedly told the victim that she could make $55 million by partnering with him. Authorities say she sent him at least $250,000, but her husband claimed it might be as much as $600,000. 

Moynihan was arrested on November 19 and charged with grand theft. He reportedly runs a painting and pressure-washing business in the Bradenton area. The investigation into the scam is still ongoing.

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