A Tiktok woman recently recounted a scam call she received from someone who claims she came from Chase Bank.
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Luckily, Becca (@beccabren) had the wisdom about her and was able to call out the con artist in real time.
“I had the wildest spam call from Chase,” the woman says.
Becca says she received a call from someone who claims she came from Chase Bank. They asked if she had recently made a Zelle deal.
“I don’t think this is real, but I just said no. They said, ‘OK, well, we’re going to cancel it from your Zel,'” she says.
When Becca agreed to this, the caller said that they should first add recipients.
“I knew at this point,” she says it’s a scam call. She then made a simple request that the actual bank representatives could follow.
“I’m going, ‘Can you send me a notification through the Chase app, I know this is real,” she says.
The phone man allegedly claimed he could confirm that he was following the phone number he was calling. However, Becca noted that she could quickly forge her phone number. She asked him to send a notice again. That’s when the man’s tone changes.
“He says, ‘I’m going to send a hitman to burn your house,'” Becca says with an incredible laugh.
“Sir, I live in an apartment. I don’t even have a house,” she jokes.
How can people identify bank fraud?
There are a lot of scams around us, so it’s important to keep your latest glyft up to date to avoid falling for them. Thankfully, social media is full of stories that warn people about the many ways people can trick you and give you money.
Things may have been horribly wrong for Becca, but her quick thinking hampered what could have been a major financial mistake. However, banks occasionally call customers, so here are some Steps you can take Make sure you are the official bank representative, not a call for fraud.
Scammers can easily forge phone numbers. This makes it seem like the phone comes from the bank. If your bank calls you over the phone, always call the bank and use a reliable phone number from its website. Customers should also ask people what their name and the department they call.
Under no circumstances should you provide any personal information over the phone unless you start calling the bank. Any callers seeking confidential information should be treated with suspicion immediately. The best thing to do when this happens is to hang up and report it to the bank.
The viewers are mostly interesting
The Becca video has received over 57,000 views. People in the comments section joked about the caller’s oversized response, and many shared their own con artist stories.
“I mean, it sounds like Chase customer service,” joked one person.
“What an escalation,” another said.
“They always call, but they say my bank’s name is wrong, so I always tell them I made those charges. The actual bank doesn’t hang up,” the third shared.
“My previous boss had a scammer on the phone for almost an hour.
One commented with some healthy advice.
“This is interesting, but with all the severity, pls report it to the bank and the FBI,” they write.
Daily Dot contacted Becca via Instagram Direct message and emailed JpMorgan Chase & Co.
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