A Florida executive has lost nearly $4,000 to a bank fraud involving a Zelle transfer after receiving a fraudulent phone call.
Alida Sinatra was contacted by a person posing as her bank representative warning of fraud, reports WINK television station.
He gave notice thinking it was legal. But the next day they found about $4,000 missing, sent to foreigners through Zelle.
“They took advantage of me, my thoughts are not what they used to be, maybe I would have told them the wrong things, but I don’t know…
That’s my life saver. What else do I have?”
Sinatra complained to the FBI and his bank, but was never refunded.
He then contacted WINK for help. When the money reached his bank, the money was returned.
Sinatra is lucky, because banks usually don’t refund Zelle payments that are approved by the customer.
Florida officials lost more than $700 million to such criminals last year, according to FBI numbers.
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