Hoboken police issued a warning about scammers who ask to borrow people’s phones – then drain their bank accounts.
Authorities say the suspects approached people near Pier A, Pier C and the PATH station and asked them to donate to a charity using Venmo or Zelle. The scammers would then ask for the victim’s phone.
“When they do that…they add a few zeros to whatever number they put there,” said Lt. Jonathan Mecka. They don’t realize until…hours later that $3,000 was taken out, $2,000 was taken out, and at that point, the money’s been moved so many times, it’s hard to track.”…