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Chase impersonators trick Florida woman into sending over $50,000
The scam followed an urgent call about alleged fraudulent transactions, first pushing a $4,524.13 transfer and then a $45,803 withdrawal, totaling more than $50,000.
A 32-year-old woman in Plant City, Florida, says scammers posing as Chase Bank convinced her to send more than $50,000, after contacting her with an urgent claim that fraudulent transactions were hitting her accounts, according to WFLA via Yahoo Finance.
The caller provided bank account details to link to her phone and told her both her personal and business accounts were compromised, leading her to transfer $4,524.13 from her personal account through Cash App first.
The scammers then instructed her to withdraw her business account balance of about $45,000, which she said resulted in a $45,803 withdrawal, bringing the combined transfers to more than $50,000.
The would-be fraudsters also requested an additional $25,000 wire before backing off and sending an email bearing a Chase logo to cancel the request, Yahoo Finance reported.