SARASOTA, Fla. — Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office detectives shut down a fraudulent website that swindled an out-of-state buyer out of thousands of dollars for horses that did not exist. The inquiry began July 9, 2026, when a Colorado man told investigators he lost money trying to buy two horses from an outfit calling itself Horse […] Online Horse Scam Steals $6,000 From Buyer Before Sarasota County Deputies Shutter Site ...read more read less