The money has been redirected to legitimate organizations, including one that benefits wounded servicemembers and veterans.
TAMPA, Fla. — The state’s attorney general is urging Floridians to look out for scammers posing as charities after nearly half a million dollars was recovered during a deceptive robocall investigation.
Attorney General Ashley Moody spoke about the alleged scam Tuesday afternoon from her office in Tampa.
She explained how she led an effort to redirect funds she says were deceptively taken from generous Floridians. She says the money will now be going to legitimate organizations that will actually help people in need.
These robocall scammers promised to give money to causes like helping “cancer patients, homeless veterans, and victims of house fires” when in reality they were keeping $0.90 on the dollar for themselves, the attorney general said.
“I’m not sure that it gets much worst than using force and deception to con dollars out of charitable hands to make a dishonest profit — getting rich off exploiting cancer patients or homeless veterans or veterans in need is absolutely reprehensible,” Moody said.
She said that nearly half a million dollars was recovered and distributed to legitimate…
