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Florida woman scammed out of $8K tracks down suspect
Deputies say the suspect still had the stolen cash, and the victim will be reimbursed after investigators tracked an Uber driver and surveillance footage.
- Volusia County deputies arrested 25-year-old Amoye Jameison on charges of grand theft and organized scheme to defraud following a bank-impersonation scam where resident Noel was coerced into withdrawing $8,000.
- The hourslong ordeal began Wednesday after Noel received a fraudulent text from Wells Fargo regarding a $1,600 Zelle transaction, prompting callers to coerce her into withdrawing cash while claiming she was under investigation.
- After Noel handed the cash to an Uber courier, she recorded the vehicle's license plate, allowing Volusia County Sheriff Mike Chitwood and investigators to use surveillance footage from North Orchard Street to identify Jameison.
- Jameison admitted to deputies she was instructed to keep $1,200 from the $8,000 and Zelle the rest, noting she had done this approximately 10 times; as of Friday, she remained in jail with an Immigration and Customs Enforcement detainer.
- Noel will receive her money back soon, according to deputies, while Sheriff Chitwood advised, "The best defense, again, is don't answer your phone. If you don't know the number, don't answer it.
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Florida woman scammed out of $8K tracks down suspect
A Florida woman is warning others after scammers posing as bank employees coerced her into withdrawing $8,000 in cash, but deputies say her quick thinking led to an arrest.
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