AUSTIN (KXAN) — Recently, in Fort Worth, a high school teacher’s savings account was wiped clean after falling for a banking fraud. The FBI last year ranked Texas as the second in the country for internet crime losses, with over $1.3 billion reported in 2024.
KXAN anchors Will DuPree and Avery Travis spoke to Juan Rosales, a community banker at Amplify Credit Union, on how Texans can protect themselves and their money online. The transcript of this live Q&A has been edited for brevity and clarity.
Avery Travis: Talk to us about what the most common things you’re hearing from folks you work with about these types of schemes and scams?…