A Port St. Lucie man is accused of posing as a courier and walking away with about $44,400 in cash from a 73-year-old Boynton Beach woman, after an alleged scam that played out over the phone and at the gate of her own community.
Deputies say the operation leaned on remote computer access, a bogus refund and a pickup code to keep the victim on the line while she hurried to the bank, then handed over cash at her gated entrance.
According to WPEC (CBS12), the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office arrested 31-year-old Jefferson Paul on June 1 on charges of organized scheme to defraud and grand theft involving a victim over the age of 65…