Authorities in Chatham County, Georgia, are investigating a sophisticated bank‑fraud phone scam after a woman reported losing more than $76,000 in cash over the course of a single day. The Chatham County Police Department says the victim was first called on February 6 by someone she did not know, claiming her bank account was compromised and instructing her to withdraw her money immediately.
How the scam unfolded
Following the caller’s instructions, the woman withdrew $32,500 from a Truist Bank branch on Wilmington Island and handed the cash to a stranger in the parking lot. She then went to a second Truist branch on East DeRenne Avenue, withdrew $34,000, and gave it to a second person she had never met. Finally, at the Truist branch on Mall Boulevard, she withdrew $10,000 and passed that to a third unknown individual. Those three withdrawals totaled $76,500, which police describe as an apparent fraud scheme rather than a legitimate bank security procedure.
Police warning and context
The Chatham County Police Department notes that it receives reports almost weekly of people who have…..