A Florida man who allegedly impersonated tech billionaire Elon Musk online to befriend and scam a 74-year-old Texas woman out of $250,000 USD on the promise of a $55 million return was arrested and charged with grand theft last week.

After arresting Jeffrey Arthur Moynihan Jr., 56, the Bradenton Police Department said in a <a data-evt-val="{&quot;control_fields&quot;: {&quot;mparticle&quot;: {&quot;keys&quot;: {&quot;click_source_type&quot;: &quot;click_source_type&quot;, &quot;anchor_text&quot;: &quot;anchor_text&quot;, &quot;target_url&quot;: &quot;target_url&quot;, &quot;layout_section&quot;: &quot;layout_section&quot;}, &quot;mp_event_type&quot;: &quot;Navigation&quot;, &quot;extra_keys&quot;: [&quot;click_vertical_position_percentage&quot;, &quot;click_vertical_position_pixels&quot;]}}, &quot;click_source_type&quot;: &quot;in-page link&quot;, &quot;anchor_text&quot;: &quot;news release&quot;, &quot;target_url&quot;: &quot;https://www.bradentonpd.com/newsreleases/elon-musk-impersonator-arrested-for-scamming-elderly-woman&quot;, &quot;layout_section&quot;: &quot;in-page-link&quot;}" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-evt="click" data-evt-typ="click" href="https://www.bradentonpd.com/newsreleases/elon-musk-impersonator-arrested-for-scamming-elderly-woman" target="_blank">news release</a> that “the actual sum could be much higher” as the victim’s 80-year-old husband “told investigators his wife gave ‘Elon Musk’ approximately $600,000.”

A Florida man is facing grand theft charges for allegedly impersonating tech billionaire Elon Musk to scam a Texas woman out of $250,000.{ai:summary}<p>A Florida man, Jeffrey Arthur Moynihan Jr., 56, was arrested for allegedly impersonating Elon Musk to scam a 74-year-old Texas woman out of $250,000, promising a $55 million return. Investigators noted the total amount taken could be as high as $600,000. </p><p>Moynihan has been charged with grand theft following the incident. #crime</p>

Florida man accused of posing as Elon Musk scams Texas woman out of $250K

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