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A Florida woman is accused of convincing a disabled man that she was “involved in a domestic violence relationship” and “needing money to escape,” allegedly defrauding him of more than $2,000.
The Marion County Sheriff’s Office confirmed Gianna Abel Venice She was accused of defrauding the man and was arrested after contacting him online. She now faces felony fraud charges.
“Gianna met the victim on Facebook Dating and began talking to him on the phone. She told him she was involved in a domestic violence relationship and needed money to escape. To sell the story, she even sent photos of what appeared to be injuries. The victim felt bad about her situation and sent money,” the police department wrote in a statement. Facebook Published on Wednesday, May 20th.
Police said 19-year-old Abel-Venezia continued to defraud the victim, eventually having him send her more than $2,000.
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“When the victim found out she had been deceived and confronted Gianna, she admitted she was only talking to him for the money and because he was disabled,” the statement continued. “She also told him she had been doing this to people since 2025 and, according to her, ‘this doesn’t happen to nuns.'”
After Abel-Venezia was arrested, she reportedly doubled down on her insistence that she should not be punished, saying that if anyone was “stupid enough” to send money, it was their fault.
However, Abel-Venezia admitted she knew what she did was “technically wrong” and asked detectives to apologize to the victim on her behalf. “What she didn’t realize was that defrauding others of their money is actually illegal,” the department continued.
After the interview, authorities began to believe Abel-Venezia may have defrauded additional victims on the grounds of “domestic violence” or “sex trafficking.”
The department concluded its statement by asking anyone who believes they may have been defrauded by Abel-Venezia to contact detective bradish Phone: 352-402-6022.
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It was unclear whether Abel-Venice had entered a plea or retained legal counsel following his arrest.
After the police department shared the post on Facebook, some expressed sympathy for the victim in the comments section. One person wrote: “People have good hearts and what she did was disgraceful and she didn’t seem to care.”
Meanwhile, another person said it’s easier to get ripped off by scammers than some people think. “I’m just here to say that this happens more often than people realize. I got scammed by a young man who asked me for money for various reasons,” another social media user wrote. “Thanks to my friends and family, I got out of that relationship before going bankrupt.”