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Originally Posted by villagetinker
You can try seniors against crime, but since the FBI is involved I doubt they will be able to help. I also do not understand how this big of a transfer was made, I friend of mine could not cash a check (hers) for $10k to buy a private sale car that the seller demanded cash. The bank teller should have flagged this, what bank?
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The money was sent on Friday, by Monday morning my friend returned to the bank (Truist) to let them know that she had been scammed. Before they took any action they had her sign a few documents that apparently relieve them of any liability. Additionally, the teller that handled the transaction was not there as she was sent to a different branch temporarily.
My friend did mention that the folks at the bank, including the branch manager, were not surprised and unempathetic. She got the feeling that this type of thing happens very frequently. This is why I am putting this incident out there so that others are aware and hopefully avoid something like this.