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A man from Peoria, Arizona, was scammed out of his life savings in a matter of hours, and it all started with a text that he thought was from his bank.
Earlier this year, a message that appeared to be from Bank of America was sent to Dave’s phone — who asked that only his first name be used — according to 12News. The message asked if he had made a purchase at Best Buy for $399 and asked him to reply yes or no. He texted “no,” and then was given a phone number to call…