Police in Massachusetts are once again warning the public after a resident was scammed out of thousands of dollars.
According to Norwood Police, a victim was contacted by an individual posing as a Bank of America fraud investigator. Using the victim’s personal information and specific account details to establish credibility, the caller convinced the victim to assist in a “sting operation” targeting a local bank branch. The victim was instructed to withdraw $10,000 in cash, which a courier would then collect to purportedly check for the fingerprints of complicit bank employees.
Following the initial pickup, the scammers used the same pretext to successfully solicit a second withdrawal of $12,000 the following day…