Woman 'convinces a family she is in line for a BILLION dollar inheritance... and they loan her $46,000 so she can collect it'



A woman has been accused of telling a family that she was about to inherit a billion dollars before convincing them to lend her $46,000 so she could 'collect it'.

Morgan Johnson, 24, from Fort Myers, Florida, allegedly forged bank documents and made up names for her fellow employees to cover the lie.

The single mother of one is now facing charges of fraud and grand theft after hatching the plan.

Trick: Morgan Johnson, 24, allegedly claimed she was about to inherit $1 billion before getting family friends to loan her money so she could claim it

Last September, she told a family she had met through her grandparents that she was about to inherit six or seven businesses from a former employer.

She claimed the move would pay her at least $1 billion and that she would also receive a $20 million aircraft, the News Press reported.

But she said she needed money to pay for 'emergencies' that were going to prevent her payout, the Lee County Sheriff's Office said.

They included repossession of her truck, a debt with a former landlord, a threatened foreclosure on her home and a child custody dispute.

'Lies': Johnson told the acquaintances she needed money to cover emergencies - including child custody battles and rent debts - that would prevent the payout

Duped: In total, three acquaintances gave her $46,000 to cover the debts



She told them that if these emergencies were not seen to, it would jeopardize her inheritance, according to the Sheriff's Office.



They loaned her more than $46,000, but grew suspicious and contacted the Sheriff's Office as they neared the end of their financial resources.



Deputies said Johnson went to great lengths to sustain the lie, including making up names of bank employees she worked with, forging bank documents and inventing correspondence with financial advisers.

Report: The victims contacted the Lee County Sheriff's Office (file picture) when they began running out of funds and became suspicious of her claims

Investigators added that they believe there may be more victims and the investigation continues.

