An Ocala Mary Kay consultant recently reported to the Marion County Sheriff’s Office that she was swindled out of just under $2,000 in an online scheme.
The victim told deputies that at the beginning of October she was contacted via email by a person who claimed to be a makeup artist coming to Florida to assist with a movie production and who wanted to place an order.
The victim received a check for $2,230.53 and then contacted the makeup artist and said that she had sent too much money. The artist asked the Ocala woman to wire transfer $1,902.35 to someone in Australia.