Scammer pretends to be bank requiring withdrawal

SARASOTA — Police are warning people about financial scams in which a person is convinced their bank is asking them to withdraw money as part of an investigation.

In the past year, multiple law enforcement agencies throughout the region have issued alerts about various scams — all of which find ways to convince people to part with their money.

Some of the scams are so sophisticated that the victims think they are actually working with law enforcement to help catch scammers and need to hand over their money temporarily…

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