
Lower Moreland Business Scammed Out Of $22,000 By Former Employee
by Alex Lloyd Gross
When two companies merge, things can get a bit confusing internally for employees. Police said that Tiana Marie Elliston was working for such as company in Lower Moreland Twp. Back in 2023, police said she caused an official looking email to be sent to the accounting manager, asking about same day payments. The email was from the owner of the company. When the owner responded, a fake invoice was generated for $22,000.

The bill was paid and the money sent to a JP Morgan Chase Bank account, as requested. The business account manager then received another email from the same address, requesting an update to the vendor’s banking details. The new invoice was for over $60,000, to be sent to a Wells Fargo Bank account. However, the accounting manager did not send the payment after realizing it was a scam, police said.

Police were called an an investigation was launched. That investigation revealed that Elliston and her mother were the account holders and the money successfully landed in their account. Police also learned that the younger Elliston was taking out large sums of money from the account. Police did not say why was was disgruntled.
A warrant was issued for her arrest. She turned herself into police this week and is facing charges of theft.