An organized fraud scheme targeted an 81-year-old Central Florida woman in a multi-thousand dollar elder fraud scam. Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office detectives were alerted that an 81-year-old woman was being actively scammed at her home on the 16000 block of Loneoak View Drive in Lithia near Tampa.
Detectives believe the scammers gained remote access to the elderly victim’s computer after she clicked on a malicious email and convinced her they had accidentally deposited $50,000 into her bank account.
Deputies learned the woman had withdrawn $24,000 from her bank and handed the money to an unidentified courier. After receiving the funds, the courier sent the woman a fraudulent receipt and arranged for an additional payment the following day…