FORT MYERS, Fla. Residents should be on the lookout for storm scams during hurricane season.
Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi’s office received more than 3,000 complaints of price gouging following hurricane Matthew in 2016.
For more information, visit Bondi’s Hurricane Preparedness guide.
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