A Bank of America customer in Massachusetts just lost tens of thousands of dollars to an elaborate bank scam.
Police say the victim was contacted by someone posing as a Bank of America fraud investigator, reports the ABC-affiliated news station WCVB.
The scammer had legitimate personal and account details, and convinced the victim to join a so-called “sting operation” to uncover criminal insider activity at the bank.
Acting on the scammer’s instructions, the victim withdrew $10,000 from a teller in Norwood and handed the bag of cash to a courier who would supposedly scan it for fingerprints.
The next day, the scammers convinced the victim to continue the fake sting operation and withdraw another $12,000.
On day three of the same routine, a teller became suspicious and contacted the police.
Norwood police chief Christopher Padden says people of all ages need to know about these types of sophisticated scams, especially the elderly.
Bank of America says it will never call, text, or email to ask for passwords, PINs or one-time authorization codes, nor will the bank ask customers to transfer money to themselves or anyone else.
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