Bradenton woman thought she was being scammed; turns out she had $100,000 in unclaimed money

BRADENTON, Fla. — A woman from Bradenton thought she was being scammed but ended up $100,000 richer.

According to a post on Facebook from the Bradenton Police Department, Detective Jim Curulla from the Elder Fraud Unit, received a call from Barbara. She told the detective that multiple law firms and private investigators had been calling her to offer help to claim the money.

Barbara thought the money did not belong to her, according to the police department’s post…

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