A woman fell victim to a scam where she mistakenly deposited over $12,000 into a bitcoin ATM machine after receiving a call from an individual who pretended to be a Florida deputy, according to federal prosecutors.
According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Florida, a Sarasota resident fell victim to a “jury duty scam” orchestrated by an incarcerated man in a Georgia prison and his female accomplice outside of prison.
According to court filings, Anthony Sanders, a 28-year-old individual identified as a “documented gang member,” allegedly defrauded a woman while serving a seven-year sentence for charges including involuntary manslaughter, unlawful acts of violence in a penal institution, and violating Georgia’s “street gang terrorism act.”…