Man facing theft, fraud charges after scamming romantic partner out of ‘hundreds of thousands’ of dollars: SJSO

ST. JOHNS COUNTY, Fla. – The St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office said it recently arrested a 35-year-old man who is accused of deliberately getting into a relationship with someone to scam them into giving him a large amount of money.

Deputies said the man created fake business ventures and pretended to experience financial emergencies, which resulted in “significant financial losses” for his partner through unauthorized credit card usage and theft.

The sheriff’s office said the man obtained “hundreds of thousands of dollars” throughout the scheme, which is believed to have occurred from October 2024 to May of this year.

The man is facing charges related to grand theft and scheming to defraud, SJSO said.

If anyone has any information related to this investigation or believes they may be a victim, they are asked to contact Detective H. Aran at haran@sjso.org.