MARTIN COUNTY — Martin County Sheriff’s Office detectives recovered $17,000 stolen from a resident in a phone scam that used a spoofed bank number to deceive the victim, authorities said.
According to the sheriff’s office, the suspect called the victim using a phone number that appeared to be from Chase Bank and claimed there was fraudulent activity on the victim’s account. After multiple calls, the scammer allegedly instructed the victim to withdraw $17,000 so the “FBI” could “secure” the funds in a new account.
The victim placed the cash in a vehicle arranged by the scammer, which then left Martin County. Detectives worked with the West Palm Beach Police Department and the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office South Florida Criminal Apprehension Team to locate the vehicle and recover all of the stolen money…