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Scammer's website www.bankofamerica.com/GovernmentCard.
Scammer's address P.O. Box 15295, Wilmington, DE 19850, USA
Scammer's email [email protected]
Country United States
Victim Location CA 92311, USA
Total money lost $4,500
Type of a scam Bank/Credit Card Company Imposter
Scammer's address Atlanta, GA, USA
Country United States
Victim Location NC 28604, USA
Total money lost $1,900
Type of a scam Bank/Credit Card Company Imposter
Scammer's website s.id
Type of a scam Bank/Credit Card Company Imposter
Scammer's website bankofamerica.com
Scammer's address po box 15019, Wilmington, DE 19886, USA
Type of a scam Bank/Credit Card Company Imposter
Type of a scam Bank/Credit Card Company Imposter
I hung up the call, called my bank and there were no pending transactions - especially since I had not signed up for zelle.
Scammer's address PO Box 15284, Wilmington, DE 19850, USA
Country United States
Victim Location AK 99705, USA
Type of a scam Bank/Credit Card Company Imposter
Scammer's address DC, USA
Country United States
Victim Location TX 77494, USA
Total money lost $20,000
Type of a scam Bank/Credit Card Company Imposter
This fake Social Security Administrative (SSA) Officer (with Indian Accent) then informed me that my SSN had been stolen and that the fund was associated with money laundering and illegal payments related to Drugs, which then a fake DEA got involved in the call. This led me to believe that this scenario was real. I was then informed that funds that I have in Bank of America and Chase will be frozen. I have two options to resolve this. One will require my physical representation in a court hearing in California. The other option is to take ADR (Alternative Dispute Resolution), which I will not need to appear in court and I will have a chance to withdraw some money prior to my accounts being frozen, and that it will take 6 months to unfreeze my accounts. This SSA officer scammer used WhatsApp to send a few documents, such as barcode to the bitcoin wallet. The WhatsApp number is +1(443)687-7686. This SSA officer informed me that the cash that I am withdrawing will need to be stored in a digital account, so that it can be considered legal. They made sure that I am staying on for over 3 hours and walking me through on how to purchase bitcoin.
Two locations that they sent me to deposit the bitcoin:
- 3724 Broadway St. Ste. C, Houston, TX 77017 - $15,000
- 3028 Shaver St., Pasadena, TX 77502 - $5,000
I withdrew $20,000 USD, thinking that is for "Safeguard" fund that I need to keep while going through the ordeal and trusted the scammers and purchased bitcoin that is then sent to their wallet. I realized the trick, as they claimed they transferred the call to the US Marshall office. Then a phone call from 713-718-4800, US Marshall office in Houston, reached out to me. I started to be more suspicious as the caller has the same Indian accent as the fake SSA officer. I checked in google that 713-718-4800 is indeed the US Marshall office. I suspected that the call was done through spoofing.
As they had gotten the $20,000 that I sent over bitcoin, they then acknowledged their scamming activities. And I realized that I lost the $20,000 - and that now my identity is compromised.
Based on my google search after the fact, as this event has been happening all around, and that the scammer is still using the same WhatsApp number +1(443)687-7686.
Scammer's address San Jose, CA, USA
Country United States
Victim Location NC 27613, USA
Total money lost $1,600
Type of a scam Bank/Credit Card Company Imposter
The scam was triggered by an email message from the Bank of America Message Center with the subject: Please verify your email address in the borrower portal.
You recently changed the email address associated with your home loan account. To receive new messages from us on the Home Loan Modification Status site, you must update your email address by following the instructions below………...
That email message was immediately followed by another email advising me that $199 had been withdrawn from my bank account to enable me to receive regular updates on my loan application. A phone number (+14084778705) was provided if I had any questions. I assumed the message was also from the Bank of America (but it disappeared immediately afterward and I can no longer verify it).
I immediately called to ask why I would have to pay to receive updates on my loan. A “Customer Service” person named Jeremy Williams in San Jose CA, answered the phone, claiming to be from the Health Department of the Bank of America, and explained that this “subscription” was voluntary and could be canceled. Subsequently. the $199 would be refunded to me if I would just complete a refund request that would be sent to me. I checked my bank account but saw no withdrawal of $199. He explained that the withdrawal might take 24 hours and would show up later.
When Williams asked me to link my computer to his so that he could send me the refund request form, I still didn’t suspect him and started completing the form which appeared on my screen and asked me for my full name and the amount I wanted to be refunded to me. Unfortunately, in my haste to get my money back, I made a typographic error and wrote $1999 instead of $199. That amount could not be erased and the only way would be to send $1999 - $199 = $1800 back to him. To be safe, I checked my bank account again and saw a deposit of $1999, which convinced me to return $1800 to him.
He explained that his bank could only deposit funds but not receive funds and that the only way to refund the $1800 to him would be by gift cards, i.e. Apple or Target. Since he was not asking for Google Play or Amazon gift cards, which I had avoided buying for years after a friend of mine got victimized in a gift card scam, I went out and bought one Apple gift card for $400 at CVS Pharmacy, and two Target gift cards + one Apple gift card of $400 each at my Food Lion supermarket, spending a total of $1600. At home, I was instructed by Jerry Williams on the phone to remove the security strips on all cards and to give him first the access numbers. Afterward, he requested and instructed me how to text the pictures of the four gift cards to him.
Later, I checked my bank account again and found to my utter dismay that the $1999 had disappeared, withdrawn by the scammer. I realized then that I myself might have connected a remote viewer to my account when he asked me to link my computer to his so that he could send a refund request form to me. I now even suspect that the amount of $1999 appeared on that form not because of a typo I had made but because of manipulation from his side via the remote viewer! Therefore, I have now changed my Regions Bank password. This report will also be forwarded to my Regions Bank.