Florida Deputies Issue Warning After Resident Loses in $10,000 scam

Florida Deputies Issue Warning: A person in Florida lost $10,000 and reports it to police. This led to an important warning about banking scams going around.

Florida Deputies Issue Warning After Resident Loses $10,000

People in the Florida Keys should be careful about online banking scams that are going around during the holidays, says the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office. The sheriff’s office said on Facebook that scammers are trying to steal money from people by using online payment services like CashApp, Venmo, Zelle, or PayPal.

“Often the criminals will ask victims to utilize these platforms in order to purchase gift cards — a sure sign you are being scammed!” cops said.

Deputies also said that someone in Monroe County was ripped off out of $10,000. Detectives are looking into the case.

“Everyone should be careful about any emails or phone calls from strangers involving money,” officers said. “If someone calls you asking for money, purporting to be from your bank, credit card company, the government, a charitable organization, or anyone else, take the time to check it out carefully before giving anyone money or any personal information.”