An impostor who pretended to work at Bank of America allegedly stole money from a woman in Charlotte, North Carolina.
It all started when Tami Schauf received it what he thought was legitimate from his bank telling him that there were suspicious items on his account, reports WCNC Charlotte.
The victim says the call appears to be trustworthy because the caller knows everything about him and is able to provide his personal information and send a verification code.
Believing that he was protecting his money, Schauf followed the caller’s instructions to withdraw more than $30,000 from two separate bank accounts and give the money to a person he was told was a private investigator.
Schauf later filed a police report after discovering he had committed bank fraud. Investigators say he is one of at least five people who have reported similar scams in the area.
Schauf says what happened is very painful. Finding lost money can be difficult unless the suspects are identified and caught. He says he is sharing his experience to warn people about the scheme.
“Something like this has never happened to me…People need to know that this is real. It’s out there, and they’re doing it fast.”
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