An elderly man is in danger of losing his home after fraudsters impersonating Bank of America managed to get rid of his account.
Army veteran and 82-year-old Richard Runyan says scammers posing as BofA representatives called him and warned him that his account was behaving suspiciously. reports and ABC-affiliate KIII-TV.
Runyan says the phone call came when he was grieving the death of his wife, Donna, and the threat of someone stealing money from his bank account disturbed him.
“He called me.” The guy said, ‘We know they’re going to take $20,000 from your checking account, and you have to go there during the day and get it out yourself so they don’t find it.'”
Thinking his account was at risk, Runyan allegedly withdrew the money suddenly and gave the robbers two cash boxes worth thousands of dollars.
“Together with the credit card, it was about $41,000. It’s my fault for not paying more attention, but I wasn’t on board with that.”
Runyan says the fraud was a financial hardship because she now faces the risk of losing her home.
He has created a GoFundMe page and is asking the community to help him pay his daily bills and keep his house.
Bank of America has released a statement on the matter.
“We understand the emotional distress and problems that anyone who has been the victim of a scam goes through.” Bank of America provides employees with training and education to prevent elder abuse and helps consumers protect themselves through Better Money Habits and the Bank of America Security Center.
To be clear, the root of this problem are criminals who prey on hard-working Americans, and we will continue to work with the government and law enforcement authorities to bring them to justice. “
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