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Florida authorities seize website accused of selling nonexistent horses

Katherine Langford
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Editor-in-Chief · Wednesday, October 28, 2026 at 4:05 PM · 1 min read
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Florida authorities seize website accused of selling nonexistent horses — Naples Technology news

SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - Florida authorities have seized a website accused of impersonating a Sarasota County resident and advertising horses that did not exist for sale.Attorney General James Uthmeier said Oct. 26 that the Attorney General’s Cyber Fraud Enforcement Unit worked with the Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office on the case.Sheriff’s office warns of scam calls posing as victim advocatesAccording to Uthmeier, the website sold nonexistent horses for thousands of dollars.“This website has been seized,” a notice displayed on the domain states.The notice says the seizure was carried out under a warrant as part of a joint law enforcement action involving the Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office, the Florida Attorney General’s Office of Statewide Prosecution and the Florida Department of Law Enforcement.

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