A Valley woman in Arizona fell victim to an imposter scam, losing nearly $20,000 from her savings account. The scammer posed as Wells Fargo Bank and convinced her to wire the money to a separate account.
SURPRISE, Ariz. — A Valley woman is warning others of a scam that drained nearly $20,000 from her savings account .
The message asked if Salcido spent $266 on a plane ticket. When she responded no, she said the scammer called her with a spoof Wells Fargo phone number.The scammer made it clear the only way for Salcido to protect her money was to wire it to a separate account and wire it back the next day."I'm going what’s happening and why again would I do this?" Salcido said." this is just the way we’re doing it now.
The FTC said banks and investment funds most likely can't get stolen funds back from imposter scammers. Salcido said she has filed claims with Wells Fargo and police reports in hopes of getting her money back.
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