They Almost Got Me For Thousands

Fraudsters, scammers, losers—you can’t get much lower than these people, believe me. They are absolute lowlifes. And I have to tell you, we have a story that you won't believe. It’s a total disaster what’s happening out there.

We saw it happening right in our own checking account. Ten fraudulent charges. Ten! From two different groups of scammers. They were trying to take thousands and thousands of dollars. Our bank started calling, sending text alerts—the whole deal. Now, the bank did a good job initially; they declined most of them. But these scammers, they’re sneaky, and less than $500 actually went through before we could shut it down. We got the money back the next day, but that was just the beginning.

The next morning—get this—we get another call. A person claims to be a "Fraud Specialist" from our bank. And he tells us a story like you wouldn’t believe. He says it’s an "inside job." He says tellers are being arrested right and left. He tells us we’re in the middle of a massive, ongoing FDIC criminal investigation. Very dramatic, very serious.

This guy, this so-called specialist, gives us a name and a badge number. He says the corruption is so deep, so bad, that we have to withdraw every single penny in cash and open a brand-new account. And because it’s an "inside job," he tells us we can't say a word to anyone at the bank. Total secrecy. He says, "Don't worry, I’ll open the new account for you."

Then came the smell test. And it smelled bad, folks. Really bad.

He tells us to take all that cash to a Walgreens. Can you believe it? He says he’ll text us a barcode, and Walgreens—not the bank, but Walgreens—is going to deposit our cash into this "new account."

I have to be honest with you: I almost did it. It sounded so official. But at the last second, I decided to make a move. I called the bank directly using the number on the back of the card—the real number. And what I found out was a total shock.

The bank tells me this "specialist" actually used to work there. He was in the fraud department, but he’d been fired. Dismissed! He was a former employee using his old credentials to rob people. A total disgrace.

Needless to say, we had the real bank open a major criminal investigation. They almost got us. They were very close. But my advice to you is very simple: If something doesn’t pass the smell test, you have to STOP! You have to be smart.