Elderly Woman Who Thought She Won the Lottery Writes Man $8K in Checks: Police

An elderly woman was scammed into thinking she won the lottery and sent $8,4000 in checks to a 22-year-old Queens man’s bank account, police say.

According to authorities, Javis J. Mclean, of Cambria Heights, entered Capital One Bank, located at 170 Tulip Ave. in Floral Park, and attempted to withdraw money from an account he previously opened online at 12:38 p.m.

Police say two checks, $8,400 total, were deposited into Mclean’s account from Oct. 1 to 15 from an 84-year-old woman who was led to believe she won the lottery.

Floral Park police officers responded to the scene and placed Mclean under arrest without incident.

Mclean was charged with third-degree grand larceny and will be arraigned Saturday at First District Court in Hempstead.

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