DBPD Says Woman Scammed More Than $10K

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Daytona Beach, FL - Daytona Beach Police detectives say 39-year-old Laura Dekeyzer scammed at least six people and a business out of more than $10,000. They say she used several different sob stories to get her victims to cash fake checks and give her the money. 

The scam started in April 2019 when Dekeyzer was somehow able to obtain five checks through Gary Yeoman's Honda, with the business header on them.  DBPD was notified and the investigation began.

Police say Dekeyzer used several different stories to convince her victim's to help her out. Between April 10 and October 21, she scammed a total of $10,766.80 from her victims. 

The stories included not having a bank account, losing bankcard and IDs and one victim was told that Dekeyzer's children were in the hospital.

Dekeyzer, who's been on probation for possession of cocaine since 2016, was arrested on December 10. She faces charges of obtaining property by fraud of less than $20,000, grand theft of $10,000 but less than $20,000, passing counterfeit checks and violation of probation. She's in the Volusia County Jail being held on no bond.

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