WESH TWO NEWS. VOLUSIA COUNTY DEPUTIES ARE LOOKING FOR THE PEOPLE WHO THEY SAY STOLE TENS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS FROM AN ELDERLY WOMAN. INVESTIGATORS SAY THE 85 YEAR OLD GOT A POP UP ON HER LAPTOP, TELLING HER TO CALL FOR REPAIRS, AND WHEN SHE DID, THE SUSPECT GOT ACCESS TO HER COMPUTER AND HER BANK ACCOUNT AND THEN TOLD HER HE ACCIDENTALLY DEPOSITED $50,000 INTO HER ACCOUNT. DEPUTIES SAY SHE WITHDREW $20,000 FROM HER ACCOUNT AND HANDED THE MONEY OVER IN A WINN-DIXIE PARKING LOT IN DELAND. ANOTHER $30,0
85-year-old Central Florida woman scammed out of $50,000, deputies say
Updated: 8:56 PM EST Dec 4, 2025
Volusia County deputies are investigating a scam in which an 85-year-old DeLand woman was deceived into handing over $50,000 after receiving a pop-up message on her laptop instructing her to call for repairs.Investigators said that when she called, the suspect gained access to her computer and bank account, then claimed to have accidentally deposited $50,000 into her account.Deputies reported that the woman withdrew $20,000 from her account and handed the money over in a Winn-Dixie parking lot in DeLand.Another $30,000 was transferred out of her savings account.
VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. —
Volusia County deputies are investigating a scam in which an 85-year-old DeLand woman was deceived into handing over $50,000 after receiving a pop-up message on her laptop instructing her to call for repairs.
Investigators said that when she called, the suspect gained access to her computer and bank account, then claimed to have accidentally deposited $50,000 into her account.
Deputies reported that the woman withdrew $20,000 from her account and handed the money over in a Winn-Dixie parking lot in DeLand.
Another $30,000 was transferred out of her savings account.