The Lower Moreland Police Department announced today the arrest of Tiana Marie Elliston, 28, who is accused of attempting to defraud a Huntingdon Valley business out of roughly $60,000.

According to the report, a theft involving fraudulent activity related to a business account was reported by a victim and their company located at Heaton Road and County Line Road on October 19, 2023.

An investigation revealed that an unknown actor(s) posing as the owner of the company sent an email to the accounting manager requesting information about same-day payments. The actor(s) then sent an invoice with a letterhead for services allegedly provided during a merger totaling over $22,000 which instructed payment to be sent to a JP Morgan Chase Bank account.

The accounting manager sent the funds from the business account and also 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.

After realizing it was a scam, the accounting manager contacted police. The investigation confirmed that the $22,000 payment was processed and cleared, which led to the identification of Elliston and her mother as the account holders of the JP Morgan Chase Bank account where the funds were deposited.

Police found that Elliston made large cash withdrawals in October 2023. Based on the evidence, police believe that she received the funds fraudulently and used them without permission.

A warrant for her arrest was granted. On June 12, 2025, Elliston turned herself in to Lower Moreland police and received the following charges:

• (1) COUNT OF 3924 THEFT PROPERTY LOST ETC BY MISTAKE
• (1) COUNT OF 3921 A THEFT BY UNLAW TAKING-MOVABLE PROP
• (1) COUNT OF 3922 A2 THEFT BY DECEPT – PREVENT ACU OF INFO
• (1) COUNT OF 3925 A RECEIVING STOLEN PROPERTY

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