Woman, 84, Nearly Conned Out of $4,800
Man posing as Bank of America agent persuades her to withdraw money so he could 'protect' it.
An 84-year-old Skokie woman was almost scammed out of $4,800 after she received a call from a man posing to be an agent with Bank of America. According to police reports, the woman received a call on Aug. 5 from a man who said $400 was illegally withdrawn from her account. He then instructed the woman to withdraw $4,800 from her account and personally give it to him so he can “protect the money for her so that no further funds are stolen.” The alleged con artist went on to say that he was investigating the incident and suspected a Bank of America employee was behind the scheme. He advised the woman not to speak to anyone at the bank about the theft to avoid comprising his investigation. Read more: ATM skimmers scam $14,000+ Around 6 p.m. …
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Kevin Ubau
1:12 pm on Wednesday, August 10, 2011
"They also were raised during an era when they were taught to be polite and trusting..." This is a sad state we are in morality wise in today's age when we have to read of better days. What era are we in now? :( more ›