Pinellas County bank employee saves victim thousands after person pretends to be law enforcement

A finance story from Florida, reported by WFLA Tampa.

Finance · Florida · October 13, 2026

From WFLA Tampa

PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA)— A bank employee helped save a victim thousands after catching someone claiming to be law enforcement asking for money. According to the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office, the Chase employee stepped in just in time, and the victim lost $400 instead of thousands.

Reported by WFLA Tampa, October 13, 2026. Read the full story at WFLA Tampa →

More finance from Florida

Plane diverted after passenger power bank catches fire, reports say · WESH Orlando
What is an HSA? Reshell Smith breaks down triple tax benefits and investment options · WESH Orlando
Truist Bank experiencing outages, spokesperson says · ClickOrlando
Americans 75 and older are wealthiest age group, Fed survey finds · WESH Orlando
Dollars & Sense: What can pawn shops tell us about the economy? · ClickOrlando
Trump auto-enrolls 10s of millions in child investment accounts · Florida Phoenix
What the Trump administration's shipbuilding initiative means for the economy · WESH Orlando
Asian stocks mostly fall back despite latest earnings-driven rally on Wall Street · ClickOrlando

All finance → · Florida local news →

Open HeyHomees →