A Florida senior lost nearly $4,000 to a bank scam involving Zelle transfers after receiving a fraudulent call.
Aleida Sinatra was contacted by someone posing as a representative of her bank and warned her of the fraud. Reports News station wink.
You provided information believing it was legitimate. But the next day she discovered nearly $4,000, sent to strangers via Zelle, was missing.
“They took advantage of me. My mind isn’t what it used to be. Maybe I gave them wrong information. But I don’t know…
This is my life savings. What else do I have?
Sinatra filed complaints with the FBI and her bank, but was not compensated.
Then I called WINK for help. When the outlet contacted her bank, the money was refunded.
Sinatra is lucky, because banks typically don’t refund Zelle transfers that a customer deems authorized.
Florida seniors lost more than $700 million to these criminals last year, according to FBI figures.
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