Florida Friday: Tech Fraudster Targets Seniors (Mugshot)
Posted by: Jon Ben-Mayor on 04/01/2016 05:55 AM
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A Florida woman was arrested after running a con on unsuspecting seniors at a nursing home in Del Boca Vista.
One witness, Jack Klampus, claims that Elaine Beniss, 23, was a smooth operator and promised that every last single person that signed up for the scheme would receive excellent monetary returns on their initial investment with those returns increasing by 15 % every month as well as free downloads. The investment in actuality was against a 3rd rate older download site but she implied it was for a top shelf one.
The scheme began to unravel as staff and seniors began to notice an increase in viruses and adware on the common room computer where there had previously been none, this fact prompted Executive Director Jim McTibbet to call the police.
The defrauded seniors were told to immediately check a reputable safety net site for instructions on how to repair their machines, which includes many useful how-to-videos to choose from.
Beniss was arrested on fraud charges and remanded to the Central Processor jail Uptown.
One witness, Jack Klampus, claims that Elaine Beniss, 23, was a smooth operator and promised that every last single person that signed up for the scheme would receive excellent monetary returns on their initial investment with those returns increasing by 15 % every month as well as free downloads. The investment in actuality was against a 3rd rate older download site but she implied it was for a top shelf one.
The scheme began to unravel as staff and seniors began to notice an increase in viruses and adware on the common room computer where there had previously been none, this fact prompted Executive Director Jim McTibbet to call the police.
The defrauded seniors were told to immediately check a reputable safety net site for instructions on how to repair their machines, which includes many useful how-to-videos to choose from.
Beniss was arrested on fraud charges and remanded to the Central Processor jail Uptown.
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