CLAY COUNTY, Fla. – A Clay County man faces a first-degree felony charge after investigators say he used a fake name on a dating website to steal more than $62,000 from a woman over several weeks.
James Jones Jr., 55, of Middleburg, was charged with organized fraud of $50,000 or more, a first-degree felony, according to an arrest warrant affidavit.
How investigators say the scheme worked
The victim met a man on eHarmony who called himself “Wayne Clark Quiff,” according to the affidavit. “Wayne” told her his stepdaughter lived in Australia and needed money for medical bills. Over the following weeks, he asked for additional payments to cover hotels, medical injections and unspecified fees.
He directed the victim to make checks payable to BNB Knuckles LLC, telling her the company would convert U.S. dollars to Australian currency, investigators said…