- December 4, 2025
A Palm Coast man running an arrest warrant scam has been arrested, according to the Flagler County Sheriff's Office.
A victim contacted the FCSO on Aug. 18 to report he was being scammed by someone claiming to be from the FCSO. The victim told detectives the scammer said there was a warrant out for the victim's arrest unless he paid $5,000 to avoid jail, a press release said.
FCSO detectives assisted the victim in communicating with the scammer to catch the suspect. The suspect initially instructed the victim to pay using Bitcoin but, when the victim refused, instead told the victim to place cash in an envelope at a mailbox on Wellhaven Lane in Palm Coast, the press release said.
The detectives, pretending to be the victim, placed an empty envelope in the mailbox and a man, later identified as Tory Harvey, 24, walked up, removed the envelope, and walked away.
The person on the phone — believed to be someone other than Harvey — then began yelling at the victim for placing an empty envelope in the mailbox, the press release said. The victim told the suspect he would place the money in the mailbox this time, and again Harvey walked out to retrieve it.
Harvey was placed under arrest and has been charged with organized scheme to defraud and unlawful use of a two-way communication device. FCSO detectives confirmed that Harvey was a co-conspirator but not the organizer nor the person on the phone with the victim, the press release said.
