Florida deputies respond to woman's human trafficking warning viral video

A Florida woman took to social media Sunday to warn others about what she claimed to be a potential human trafficking tactic.

She says she encountered it at her local grocery store in Pinellas County.

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She posted online that a man followed her through the aisles of Publix and seemed to be recording her on his phone.

She said she confronted the man and he took off, but when she exited the store she saw him posted up by a tree in the parking lot. She says two other men were standing by a van.

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She said several friends have come forward with similar encounters.

The Pinellas County Sheriff's Office responded on their Facebook page explaining there is no evidence to support these complaints are related to human trafficking.

According to a Tampa Bay Times report, Sgt. Spencer Gross with the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office said they have not seen an increase in abductions, kidnappings or human trafficking incidents.

The Tampa Bay Times report says Gross said the Sheriff's Office hasn't worked a human trafficking case in over a year.

The Tampa Bay Times quoted Gross as saying, "We do not believe people are hanging out in parking lots looking to snatch women. If we have people being abducted and kidnapped out of parking lots it would be a major investigation."

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