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

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

    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.

    #Clique, what are your thoughts?

  • Man Created Fake Football Team and Promised A Full Season, But It Was All A Lie

    Man Created Fake Football Team and Promised A Full Season, But It Was All A Lie

    A man is being accused of forming a fake football team and cheating people out of thousands of dollars, per WSBTV. 

    Deputies in Jasper County, SC, say that 37-year-old Nathaniel Drayton from Ridgeland convinced several people to join a post-graduate football team named the

    “Hardeeville Vikings.”

    He lied and said he owned the team.

    Ridgeland is accused of taking money from the victims by promising them housing, meals, practice facilities, and a full season of football games. However, none of these services were rendered, according to the Jasper County Sheriff’s Office. 

    Authorities reported that Ridgeland arranged hotel stays for the victims and had them stay several days, accumulating a debt of $23,000. Drayton was eventually arrested and charged with two counts of fraud related to a hotel, boarding house, or restaurant and six counts of breach of trust for getting signatures or property under false pretenses.

    #Clique, what are your thoughts?

  • Two Women Arrested For Allegedly Running Romance Scam That Deceived Over A Dozen Elderly Men Out Of $7 Million

    Two Women Arrested For Allegedly Running Romance Scam That Deceived Over A Dozen Elderly Men Out Of $7 Million

    Two women fooled at least 16 vulnerable elderly men and stole over $7 million in a

    “romance scam”

    that lasted for several years, reports the NY Post. Rosanna Lisa Stanley and Gina Guy allegedly used deceptive stories about medical procedures and fake business opportunities to manipulate their victims. 

    The scam finally came to an end when the two culprits were arrested last month. The con women reeled their victims in through

    “in-person meetings, phone calls, text messages, and an online dating platform,”

    according to court documents. 

    Stanley, 48, deceived a man by pretending to be a fortune teller. She convinced him that his money was contaminated and promised to cleanse it. The victim believed her and sent her money transfers and checks for over a decade. He thought she could help him achieve his desired life. 

    Another victim fell in love with Stanley during a meeting in February 2023. He believed they were in an exclusive romantic relationship. As a result, he paid her rent and living expenses and gave her access to his online banking and credit card. Stanley changed his password, refused to share it, and spent thousands of dollars on his behalf. She also tricked him into investing in a fake catering business in Florida. 

    In total, Stanley swindled at least $555,000 from the senior, using some of the money to pay off loans for a boat and luxury car. Guy, aged 37, conned four men out of over $900,000 by claiming she needed money for kidney transplants. Stanley was arrested in Miami Beach, while Guy was apprehended in New York City. Both women are facing charges of money laundering, wire fraud, and conspiracy. They have been released on a $250,000 bond each, and the case is currently ongoing.

    #Clique, what are your thoughts?

  • Homeowner Forcibly Removed From Her Own House After Being Tricked and Falsely Accused of Squatting

    Homeowner Forcibly Removed From Her Own House After Being Tricked and Falsely Accused of Squatting

    According to reports, a homeowner in Mississippi is facing a distressing situation after being deceived out of her property deed and forcefully evicted from her own house by a judge, per The Post. 

    Marcia Naylor, a resident of Olive Branch, had been grappling with financial difficulties following her husband’s passing. In an attempt to manage her expenses, she enlisted the assistance of a local company to secure a loan against her home. Unfortunately, a local judge deemed her a squatter and forcibly removed her from her residence, as reported by WREG News.

    “He [told me] he would borrow money against my house to give me wiggle room,”

    Naylor told the outlet.

    “I didn’t sign anything. He asked me to share with him a copy of the deed of trust to my home.”

    Naylor’s situation took a turn for the worse when she found herself summoned to court, revealing that she was scammed. She became a target of a fraudulent scheme that preys on homeowners by luring them into signing away their property deeds in exchange for quick cash from the property’s value. The scammers then file a

    “quitclaim deed,”

    effectively transferring ownership to themselves, as highlighted by the Mississippi Better Business Bureau in their conversation with WREG.

    “[The judge] upholds that document and tells me I have to be out of my home and that I’ve been squatting in my home, I don’t know how long,”

    she said. Instead of paying off her $19,000 debt, Naylor has decided to rent an apartment with her grandkids.

    #Clique, what are your thoughts? 

  • New Jersey Bridal Shop Owner Arrested For Wedding Dress Scam

    New Jersey Bridal Shop Owner Arrested For Wedding Dress Scam

    The owner of a New Jersey bridal store has been arrested after allegedly multiple customers paid for wedding dresses that they never received, Daily Voice reported.

    According to a statement released by the Maplewood Police Department, five women have come forward saying that they are victims of fraud by Maplewood Bridal’s in East Orange, New Jersey. Dating as far back as August 22, the brides reported that after purchasing bridal gowns, owner Nidelka Mayers stopped all communication with them. They allege that their dresses never arrived, and that their messages were never answered.

    “I have been calling to get an update on my dress but when I do the mailbox is full and no one answers,” a Google review reads. “I have sent multiple texts, emails and notes.”

    The 53-year-old was arrested and charged with five counts of theft by deception. She was transported to Essex County Jail, where she pleaded not guilty before being released on bail.

  • TikToker Arrested After Scamming GoFundMe Donors Out Of Thousands After Documenting Fake Cancer ‘Battle’

    TikToker Arrested After Scamming GoFundMe Donors Out Of Thousands After Documenting Fake Cancer ‘Battle’

    An Iowa woman is accused of faking her cancer diagnosis and swindling over $37,000 from concerned donors, NY Post reported. 

    Madison ‘Maddie’ Russo was arrested on Jan. 23 after authorities got wind of the 19-year-old’s TikTok campaign where she documented her journey with

    “Stage 2 pancreatic cancer, and acute lymphoblastic leukemia.”

    Russo talked about what it was like being a college student suffering from a tumor

    “the size of a football that wrapped around her spine.”

    However, Maddie’s story began to crumble when anonymous witnesses claiming to be medical professionals said they recognized faulty medical equipment and

    “discrepancies”

    after watching her videos. They notified the police who later issued a search warrant at Russo’s Bettendorf apartment. Police discovered a brown paper bag with medical supplies, an IV pole with a feeding pump filled with cotton swabs, a wig, and pills for nausea in a relative’s name in it, according to the court documents.

    The teen reportedly opened a GoFundMe account where she raised $37,303 from more than 439 anonymous donors, officials said. In her GoFundMe description, it reads,

    “Maddie is currently undergoing vigorous chemotherapy and radiation treatments that make her very sick… As one can imagine, this diagnosis has been very hard on Maddie’s family… If you are able to, donations would be greatly appreciated to help cover medical expenses and to allow Maddie to focus on one thing only, which is to show that she is stronger than cancer and will beat this.”

    The profile has since been removed and donors were reimbursed. 

    Russo was charged with first-degree theft and faces up to 10 years in prison if convicted. 

    #Clique, what are your thoughts?

  • Florida Woman Accused Of Defrauding 87-Year-Old Holocaust Survivor Of Almost $3 Million

    Florida Woman Accused Of Defrauding 87-Year-Old Holocaust Survivor Of Almost $3 Million

    On Wednesday, January 25th, a Florida woman was arrested for allegedly defrauding an 87-year-old Holocaust survivor, The Guardian reported. “Today, we allege the defendant callously preyed on a senior citizen simply seeking companionship, defrauding him of his life savings,” said FBI assistant director Michael J Driscoll on the day of the arrest.

    The accused, Peaches Stergo, met the victim on a dating website in 2014, posing as a woman named “Alice Watson.” In 2017, the 38-year-old told the unnamed elderly man that she had won a lawsuit from a car accident she was in, and needed money to pay her lawyer in order to receive the settlement funds. Despite her never being a part of a suit, he wrote her a check of $25,000. Later, she told the victim that if she wasn’t given more money, the bank would freeze her account and prevent her from paying him back. She even disguised her voice to pose as a bank employee to facilitate the ruse.

    Within five years, Stergo received 62 checks totaling $2.8 million. The accused reportedly used the money to pay for several homes, cars, designer clothing, international trips, name brand clothing, jewelry, and gold and silver bars. While she and her husband were embracing a luxurious lifestyle, her victim lost his life savings and was forced to move out of his Manhattan home.

    Peaches Stergo has since been charged with one count of wire fraud. If convicted, she could face up to 20 years in prison.