CHATHAM COUNTY, Ga. — The Chatham County Police Department is investigating after a woman lost more than $76,000 in a phone scam that unfolded over the course of a single day.
On Friday, February 6, 2026, the victim received a call from someone claiming her bank account had been compromised. The caller instructed her to immediately withdraw all of her money to “protect” it.
Believing the threat was real, the victim went to a Truist Bank branch on Wilmington Island and withdrew $32,500. She then handed the cash to a person she had never met in the parking lot…