A Hardin County, Texas, resident received a series of calls from people claiming to be bank representatives investigating suspicious activity.
The callers later presented themselves as federal law enforcement agents and said employees at the victim’s bank were under investigation. The story convinced the victim to disclose account passwords, PIN numbers and other sensitive banking information.
The scheme then moved from the telephone to the victim’s front door. The resident was instructed to package several debit cards and hand them to a person who arrived at the home to collect them, according to 12NewsNow…