BRADENTON, Fla. (WFLA) — Bradenton detectives offered a helping hand to a woman who thought she was being tricked but really had more than $100,000 waiting for her in unclaimed funds.

The Bradenton Police Department said the woman contacted Detective Jim Curulla after she received several offers from law firms and private investigators offering to help claim her money she didn't believe she was owed.

After meeting with Curulla, she learned that she was being targeted by companies assisting with claims to the Florida Department of Financial Services.

Officials said a search of Florida's unclaimed property website revealed that she had more than $100,000 in stock dividends from an employer she had worked for over 30 years ago.

"With Jim's help, Barb filed the necessary paperwork, and she

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