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Man loses more than $4,000 after scammers spoof father’s number, claim parents are at gunpoint
By Marcus Chen
Florida authorities seize website accused of selling nonexistent horses
Katherine Langford
Katherine Langford
Editor-in-Chief · Edina, MN
Katherine oversees editorial operations across all six brands. Before joining The Meridan Group, she spent 14 years at the Minneapolis Star Tribune, where she led the metro desk through its digital transformation. She holds a Master's in Journalism from Northwestern's Medill School.
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SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - Florida authorities have seized a website accused of impersonating a Sarasota County resident and advertising horses that did not exist for sale.Attorney General James Uthmeier said Oct. 26 that the Attorney General’s Cyber Fraud Enforcement Unit worked with the Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office on the case.Sheriff’s office warns of scam calls posing as victim advocatesAccording to Uthmeier, the website sold nonexistent horses for thousands of dollars.“This website has been seized,” a notice displayed on the domain states.The notice says the seizure was carried out under a warrant as part of a joint law enforcement action involving the Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office, the Florida Attorney General’s Office of Statewide Prosecution and the Florida Department of Law Enforcement.
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