Scammers

All complainants indicated that they received suspicious phone calls from the same phone number (239-351-5418) from individuals identifying themselves as either “Sergeant Jefferson” or “Lieutenant Cooper.”

Hurricane Ian brought the deadliest destruction Florida has seen in years, and with it, likely billions of dollars in damages. Florida officials and property insurers are warning people left vulnerable after the storm to not become victims twice and fall prey to common scams.

State health officials reported 3,220 new cases of COVID-19, Wednesday, increasing Florida's total to 608,722 cases. The Florida Department of Health also reported 153 new coronavirus related deaths, Aug. 26, bringing the statewide death toll to 10,872 fatalities.Wednesday marked the fourth consecutive day health officials reported fewer than 4,000 new cases of the virus in a day. The last time reported new cases were that low was June 16-19.

Scams targeting Southwest Florida's senior residents are common, but few seniors believe they could ever be taken. That’s why the Punta Gorda police…

TALLAHASSEE — A proposal to crack down on people using electronic "skimmers" to steal credit-card or debit-card information at gas pumps was among 14...

Florida’s Attorney General Pam Bondi is joining 44 other states in a fight against Robocall scams.

With Hurricane season underway, Florida officials are warning residents about scams that tend to blow through the state along with the storms.

In the wake of President Obama’s announcement last week of executive action to temporarily shield some four million undocumented immigrants from…