The DOJ says Peaches Stergo met the 87-year-old man on a dating website and used the money she took from him to buy a home, cars, gold coins, Rolex watches, jewelry, and expensive clothes.
to pay her lawyer, who she claimed was refusing to release money from an injury settlement, according to the DOJ.
After the victim gave Stergo money, she said the settlement funds went into her bank account. But bank records revealed Stergo never received money from an injury settlement, the DOJ explained.Getting scammed is messy and stressful so here are some ways to spot a scammer., Stergo continued lying to the victim for several years. She demanded the man deposit money into her bank accounts and said if he didn't, her accounts would be frozen, and he wouldn’t get his money back.
She then created a fake email account to give the impression it belonged to a TD Bank employee. The DOJ says Stergo made up fake letters and invoices from a TD Bank employee.Stergo took millions in the scam and used the money to buy a home, a condominium, a boat, and multiple cars, including a Corvette and a Suburban. According to the DOJ, the man lost his life savings and had to give up his apartment.
The DOJ says the woman went on expensive trips and stayed at places like the Ritz-Carlton while spending thousands of dollars on expensive meals, gold coins and bars, jewelry, Rolex watches, and designer clothing from stores including Tiffany, Neiman Marcus, Louis Vuitton, and Hermes. Stergo is charged with one count of wire fraud, which carries a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison, according to the DOJ.
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