A Georgetown County woman fell victim to online scammers and was bilked out of $1,300.
The 35-year-old woman said she was selling items on Facebook when she received a message from someone who identified himself as Thomas A. Stantz. He claimed to be a financial advisor who invested in BitCoin, the Sheriff’s Office incident report states.
The woman said she wanted to know how to invest. That is when she received a message from another man who identified himself as Allen David. This man asked the woman for her bank account information.
He said five checks would be deposited into her account. The woman, the report states, gave the man the bank info.
She said the deposits were made into her account. She was instructed by “David” to withdraw the money and to send him 40% of the money via CashApp.
The woman said she was checking her bank balance a few days later and saw she was overdrawn in the amount of $1,300. She said she contacted her bank and was told she was responsible for the money.
She told police she needed a report to try to clear up the matter.
The 35-year-old woman said she was selling items on Facebook when she received a message from someone who identified himself as Thomas A. Stantz. He claimed to be a financial advisor who invested in BitCoin, the Sheriff’s Office incident report states.
The woman said she wanted to know how to invest. That is when she received a message from another man who identified himself as Allen David. This man asked the woman for her bank account information.
He said five checks would be deposited into her account. The woman, the report states, gave the man the bank info.
She said the deposits were made into her account. She was instructed by “David” to withdraw the money and to send him 40% of the money via CashApp.
The woman said she was checking her bank balance a few days later and saw she was overdrawn in the amount of $1,300. She said she contacted her bank and was told she was responsible for the money.
She told police she needed a report to try to clear up the matter.
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