Uganda’s central bank just confirmed rumors of a hack, revealing a trove of cash has been drained from the nation’s official bank accounts. The Bank of Uganda says police are launching an investigation into the theft of 62 billion Ugandan shillings, worth $16.8 million, reports Reuters. The hacking group “Waste” claims it’s responsible for the […]
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Wells Fargo is issuing a warning to US bank customers as new numbers shed light on the amount of fraudulent transfers hitting Americans’ bank accounts. In a new op-ed, Wells Fargo fraud expert Margarita Alvarez says imposter scams are on the rise, with $2.7 billion lost in 2023, according to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). […]
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A former executive at the seventh-largest bank in the US just admitted to taking tens of thousands of dollars from a deceased customer’s account. Former PNC bank manager Lamont Hankins has pleaded guilty to stealing $60,181 from a customer who died years ago, reports Cleveland.com. Hankins started stealing the funds in late 2021, about six […]
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An Omaha grandmother is fighting for reimbursement from Wells Fargo after her savings were drained by someone claiming to work at the bank. Arlene Gibbs says she received worrying text messages telling her that three of her accounts had been compromised and that further action was required, reports the NBC-affiliated news station WOWT. Gibbs says the […]
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A Wells Fargo customer says she’s done with the bank after an impostor posing as the lender drained $18,883 from her account. Colorado resident Melanie Sponselee says she received an alert on her phone that appeared to be from Wells Fargo asking if she had made a large transaction, reports the NBC-affiliated news station 9News. […]
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JPMorgan Chase refused to reimburse a customer for more than a year after the bank’s own employee drained $30,000 from the account, according to a new report. Criminal warrants show former Chase employee Robert Murphy allegedly initiated a massive, fraudulent wire transfer, reports the ABC-affiliated news station WSB-TV. Murphy, who was an investment advisor at […]
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An elderly parent is reportedly devastated after scammers contacted him via email masquerading as his own daughter. Françoise Schorosch says the criminals said all the right things to her father online, perfectly mimicking the way she writes partially in German and partially in English, The Guardian reports. The style of scam has been dubbed the […]
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A pair of bank customers, one at Wells Fargo and the other at Bank of America, say they’ve been hit by similar scams – but only one got their money back. Maine business owner Amy Kelly says she recently received a call from what she believed was Bank of America, reports the CBS-affiliated news station […]
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Wells Fargo says it feels bad for a customer, but refuses to reimburse, after a con artist ripped $14,000 from her account. It all started when California businesswoman Phi Dang was told a large invoice hadn’t been paid, reports NBC Los Angeles. Dang had mailed a $14,000 check and her statement showed it had already […]
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Bank of America is preparing to hand $14 million to customers in a settlement over alleged hidden fees. The settlement will resolve allegations that the banking giant intentionally charged hidden fees on incoming wire transfers for both checking and savings account holders. Specifically, the bank is accused of purposefully levying and hiding $15 fees on […]
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