An elderly woman from Raleigh, North Carolina has fallen prey to a deceptive scheme that cost her $75,000. Bettilyn Smyth’s ordeal began after she noticed two unfamiliar transactions on her bank account, reports ABC11. Smyth called what she thought was customer support, but it turns out that she contacted a scammer who told her that…
A JPMorgan Chase customer says thousands of dollars were drained from her bank account with a debit card that was applied for without her knowledge. Dr. Andrea Kaiser says a debit card was recently sent to her via overnight mail. Shortly after the card was placed in her mailbox Kaiser says surveillance footage from her…
A couple from Stone Mountain, Georgia says Wells Fargo denied their fraud claim for more than $5,000 in unauthorized charges made hundreds of miles from their home. According to local Atlanta news outlet WSB, Debbie Stanhouse says she regularly monitors the family’s checking account and quickly spotted suspicious activity. “I said, ‘Jim, we have got…
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is preparing to send a total of $1.9 million to victims of an alleged free credit report scam. The FTC says 42,849 victims will receive their share of the funds, stemming from a lawsuit that the agency filed against Credit Bureau Center back in 2017. According to the FTC, Credit…