Manatee County woman scammed out of more than $27K after fake security alert about child porn

**BRADENTON, Fla. ** - The Manatee County Sheriff's Office is warning the public to beware of an alarming tech support scam that cost an 88-year-old woman to lose thousands of dollars, beginning with a security alert on a computer about child porn. On Wednesday, deputies were notified about a scam involving the elderly Manatee County woman. It started with a message on the victim’s computer appearing to be from Apple support that named a threat to her Mac’s security. "She’s being told that she purchased child porn, and she knows she didn’t do this," said Randy Warren, a spokesperson with MCSO.