Investigators have accused her of stealing more than $25,000 from a 75-year-old Florida woman through a fake sweepstakes scam. An American Airlines flight attendant, Destiny Blake has been arrested at Miami International Airport.
Blake, 24, of Brooklyn, New York, was taken into custody late Friday by U.S.
Customs and Border Protection officers after arriving at Miami International Airport on an international flight, according to the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office.
Authorities said the victim soon lost access to her email account after its password was changed and the account was altered to resemble a different email address. Then another Uber dropped her at the victim’s home the following morning. She faces charges including organized scheme to defraud more than $20,000 from a victim aged 65 or older, fraudulent use of personal identification information involving a person aged 60 or older and grand theft of more than $20,000. The scheme began in November 2025 when the victim received a phone call from someone claiming to represent Publishers Clearing House, according to investigators. The caller allegedly told the woman she had won a sweepstakes prize but first needed to mail a $500 gift card to Destiny Blake at a Brooklyn address to receive her winnings. The investigation found Blake allegedly used her American Airlines employee travel privileges to fly standby from New York to Daytona Beach on November 18, 2025. She remained there for about 15 minutes and returned to Daytona Beach International Airport.
The woman complied, investigators said. Detectives said she travelled by Uber to a hotel in Palm Coast.
