TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — A Tampa family nearly lost their retirement savings after a fraud scheme that happened over the phone early Monday.
The Davis family said they received a call from a man impersonating a Bank of America representative, who had all of their banking information, and asked them to move $15,000 to a new account after alleged fraudulent activity.
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“At first it made my heart drop… and once I found out what was happening, it made me furious,” said Charlie Davis.
Davis told 8 On Your Side the criminal instructed him to walk into the bank and make the transaction while leaving his cell phone on and connected to the call, before sending a picture of the receipt…