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Scammer cons elderly woman out of $120K at Central Florida Publix and Walmart, sheriff says

Mercado used fake tech support to trick a Palm Coast woman into handing over $120,000 in cash during grocery store drop-offs, authorities said.

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A “fugitive scammer” was arrested last week after he conned an elderly Palm Coast woman out of $120,000, according to the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office.In a release, deputies said that the victim first received a pop-up on her computer back in December that told her to contact a fake support number.“She called the number, which connected her to a scammer who claimed that her computer and her bank account had been hacked,” the release reads. “T…

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WKMG broke the news in Orlando, United States on Thursday, March 12, 2026.
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