I-Team: Retired Duluth couple loses life savings to phone scammers
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Published 2024-04-26
Published April 26, 2024
DULUTH - One phone call. That’s all it took for a Duluth couple to lose their life's savings. And they say they didn’t even tell the scammers anything personal - like passwords or social security numbers.
The Mosses have raised their children. Their grandchildren were grown, and they were enjoying retirement. But someone stole their money.
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All Comments (21)
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That's why I dont answer the phone. EVER! 😮
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There is immense pain in losing a large amount of money but to garner courage to speak about it says a lot about the person’s great character.
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How many times does this have to happen. Don’t call any number. When in doubt go to your local bank and speak to a representative there.
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There must be bank employees colluding with fraudsters outside the bank to obtain the victim's account information and balance to commit fraud
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Never ever leave that much money in a checking account, most of that money should have been in a savings account with no card attached
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She needed to speak with Chase directly. I never call some number on a text message.
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Don’t speak with people who called you. Go to your local bank.
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Why didnt Chase notify them of a suspicious transaction, like with the strawberries that were under $100?!?!.... And Chase has the nerve NOT to refund their money?!?!! Wtf
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Probably somebody working for Chase. They should sue the bank.
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Sounds like inside bank job
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I never pick up any call I don't already have saved. After 10 years scammers don't even bother calling me anymore. Cause they know I won't pick up.
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CHASE is the WORSE. 🚫
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Moral: never do business with Chase Bank.
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Same thing happened to my in laws. EXCEPT a local bank employee knew them personally and called them RIGHT before the transaction went thru.
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They target the elderly. Our parents are in their 70-80s and constantly targeted by scams.
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Chase give them their money. That's what insurance is for. Sounds like inside job. Who is the person with the Wells Fargo account? Arrest them.
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This sounds like an inside job
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How do these scammers know that this couple banked at Chase bank? How did they get their info.
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I don’t respond to call, emails or text from nobody. Period 😂
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Never put all of your life savings in one account. Had they put roughly $10,000 into 5 different banks or credit unions, they would still have $40,000 instead of being out of the whole $49,000.
