Tampa Bay-area man scammed out of more than $800K in elaborate romance scheme
10 Tampa Bay
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A 92-year-old elderly man'}, {'start': '21.039', 'end': '26.320', 'text': 'was targeted, manipulated, and robbed of'}, {'start': '23.519', 'end': '28.640', 'text': 'his life savings by a career criminal'}, {'start': '26.320', 'end': '30.640', 'text': 'who really used technology and deceit to'}, {'start': '28.640', 'end': '33.120', 'text': 'take everything from this man. Arrested'}, {'start': '30.640', 'end': '36.399', 'text': 'in Orlando, Hillsboro County authorities'}, {'start': '33.120', 'end': '39.440', 'text': 'say 37year-old Otis Swinton Jr. targeted'}, {'start': '36.399', 'end': '42.239', 'text': 'an elderly man online, posing as a love'}, {'start': '39.440', 'end': '44.239', 'text': 'interest to gain his trust, posing as a'}, {'start': '42.239', 'end': '46.320', 'text': 'woman, and then it turned into a bank'}, {'start': '44.239', 'end': '48.480', 'text': 'scam where he convinced this elderly'}, {'start': '46.320', 'end': '50.480', 'text': 'gentleman to transfer funds from his'}, {'start': '48.480', 'end': '52.760', 'text': 'investment account to a bank account'}, {'start': '50.480', 'end': '55.280', 'text': 'that the scammer had access to.'}, {'start': '52.760', 'end': '57.199', 'text': "$800,000 wiped out through Ford's"}, {'start': '55.280', 'end': '59.359', 'text': 'checks, ATM, and credit cards,'}, {'start': '57.199', 'end': '61.359', 'text': 'cryptocurrency, and identity theft.'}, {'start': '59.359', 'end': '64.159', 'text': "Authorities say it's not the first time"}, {'start': '61.359', 'end': '66.320', 'text': 'Swinton Jr. has done this. at one time'}, {'start': '64.159', 'end': '68.400', 'text': 'posing as a pickup and delivery driver'}, {'start': '66.320', 'end': '70.479', 'text': 'collecting seniors banking cards'}, {'start': '68.400', 'end': '73.280', 'text': 'claiming they were faulty. He actually'}, {'start': '70.479', 'end': '76.320', 'text': 'just got out of prison in March for'}, {'start': '73.280', 'end': '79.439', 'text': 'doing similar crimes. He has defrauded'}, {'start': '76.320', 'end': '81.439', 'text': 'over 50 people of $1 million in the Sun'}, {'start': '79.439', 'end': '83.360', 'text': 'City area also. And he had spent seven'}, {'start': '81.439', 'end': '84.880', 'text': 'years in prison for all of this. And he'}, {'start': '83.360', 'end': '86.960', 'text': 'was up to the same old criminal'}, {'start': '84.880', 'end': '88.960', 'text': 'behavior. To help lower the risk of'}, {'start': '86.960', 'end': '90.880', 'text': 'scams like this, authorities say there'}, {'start': '88.960', 'end': '93.200', 'text': 'are many trusted local resources like'}, {'start': '90.880', 'end': '95.200', 'text': 'right here where vulnerable seniors can'}, {'start': '93.200', 'end': '97.280', 'text': 'go to not just to ask questions about'}, {'start': '95.200', 'end': '99.119', 'text': 'anything suspicious, but to connect with'}, {'start': '97.280', 'end': '101.040', 'text': "peers who've already been vetted and"}, {'start': '99.119', 'end': '103.040', 'text': 'folks who are there to help. Older'}, {'start': '101.040', 'end': '105.200', 'text': 'adults can be lonely, can get isolated,'}, {'start': '103.040', 'end': '107.600', 'text': 'can be depressed. These are some centers'}, {'start': '105.200', 'end': '109.360', 'text': 'that gets older adults out of their'}, {'start': '107.600', 'end': '111.119', 'text': 'apartments, out of their homes,'}, {'start': '109.360', 'end': '113.360', 'text': 'interacting with other friends, and'}, {'start': '111.119', 'end': '115.200', 'text': 'developing relationships. And that is'}, {'start': '113.360', 'end': '116.960', 'text': 'key. If it sounds too good to be true,'}, {'start': '115.200', 'end': '118.960', 'text': 'that adage really is pretty much'}, {'start': '116.960', 'end': '121.200', 'text': 'accurate. It probably is too good to be'}, {'start': '118.960', 'end': '123.360', 'text': "true. There's no one um who you should"}, {'start': '121.200', 'end': '125.439', 'text': 'be transferring money and and giving'}, {'start': '123.360', 'end': '127.040', 'text': "access to your account. Anytime you're"}, {'start': '125.439', 'end': '130.399', 'text': 'giving away control, you could be'}, {'start': '127.040', 'end': '132.160', 'text': 'potentially falling victim to a scam.'}, {'start': '130.399', 'end': '134.080', 'text': 'And authorities say if you recognize'}, {'start': '132.160', 'end': '135.760', 'text': 'Swinton or have been scammed in this'}, {'start': '134.080', 'end': '137.760', 'text': 'way, especially in the Sun City Center'}, {'start': '135.760', 'end': '140.160', 'text': 'area, contact the Hillsboro County'}, {'start': '137.760', 'end': '140.160', 'text': "Sheriff's"}]