EXPERTS warn that scammers may be posing as your bank to steal your money — here’s how to protect your funds.
A new scam is being flagged this week as fraudsters are sending fake text messages to unsuspecting victims pretending to be their bank.
The criminals behind the scam are employing the tried-and-true method of applying pressure to get victims to act quickly and without thinking, but using SMS technology.
One woman named Lynn, who nearly fell victim to the scam, shared her experience with ABC15, saying that she received a text message that claimed to be from the fraud department of her bank Wells Fargo.
The text message stated that a Zelle payment was being taken out of Lynn’s account and that she should reply with the word “no” if the payment was not authorized by her.
Lynn said she quickly replied with “no,” but that she got “immediately scared because there’s $3,500 coming out of my account.”
Five minutes later Lynn said she received a phone call from the scammer.
“He kept on saying you got to do this within 10 minutes, 10 minutes, it’s going to go out. It’s going to go out of your account,” Lynn added.
“I got very caught up in that. And I got hypnotized in a, you know, upset, nervous, I wasn’t thinking straight,” she added.
Fortunately for Lynn, he husband was quickly able to catch on to the scammer’s ruse and stopped her from taking further action that…
