DAVIE, Fla. — A 23-year-old Hollywood man, Miles Friday, has been arrested in Davie for orchestrating a sophisticated bank fraud scheme that cost a local woman more than $200,000, according to court records released Wednesday.
Friday is currently being held at the Broward Main Jail on three felony fraud charges. Investigators say he admitted to impersonating officials from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) and major banks to manipulate the victim into transferring large sums of money.
Police said the scam began on Dec. 29 when the woman received a call from someone claiming to represent U.S. Bank, questioning a suspicious GameStop purchase in Dallas. When she denied authorizing the charge, the call was escalated to a supposed fraud investigator named “Connor Wilson,” later identified as Friday.
According to the Davie Police Department, Friday gained the woman’s trust by citing her recent banking activity and warning her of alleged $45,000 and $55,000 wire transfer attempts from her Fidelity accounts. He falsely claimed the funds needed to be transferred to government-controlled accounts so the FDIC could investigate and return the money.
Authorities said the victim was persuaded to wire $45,000 to an individual in Skokie, Illinois, and later move an additional $55,000 between bank accounts before withdrawing the cash. Friday reportedly remained on the phone with her for hours during each transaction, instructing her not to inform bank employees, whom he claimed were under investigation.
The report states Friday even suggested the woman’s husband could be involved in the fraud, further isolating her. Over several days, she visited multiple Truist Bank branches across Broward County, handing cash withdrawals to Uber Courier drivers arranged by Friday.
By the time police intervened, the woman had lost approximately $203,000.
Detectives later conducted a sting operation at a Davie Truist Bank branch, where the woman was instructed to withdraw $30,000. Instead, officers provided her with a bag of fake cash. Surveillance teams followed the Uber Courier to an apartment complex, where Friday was seen collecting the package and was immediately arrested.
The victim later identified Friday as the individual she had previously handed cash to.
Police said Friday confessed to posing as an FDIC representative and working with others, including an associate known as “Loafer.” He admitted the operation had been ongoing for six to seven months and claimed nearly half of the people they contacted fell victim to the scam.
Friday remains in custody on a $90,000 bond and must prove any bail funds come from a legitimate source before his release.
