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Scammers Spoof Financial Institution’s Real Phone Number, Drain $7,000+ From Connecticut Woman’s Account Through Apple Cash: Report
A Connecticut woman has lost over $7,000 after scammers spoofed her credit union’s real phone number and talked her into sending her savings through Apple Cash. The 45-year-old Windsor resident, who asked not to be named, says the caller claimed to work in the fraud department at 360 Federal Credit Union, reports NBC Connecticut.
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A Connecticut woman says she lost more than $7,000 after fraudsters made their call appear to come from her credit union's genuine phone number. The 45-year-old Windsor resident told NBC Connecticut that a caller posing as fraud staff at 360 Federal Credit Union said her bank details had been exposed. Trusting the call, she sent the money through Apple Cash to an unknown account over a weekend in August. A fraud warning appeared during the payment, but the caller called it a good sign. By the following Monday her balance was negative. The credit union said it found no sign of a breach of its systems. The woman has contacted Apple and Green Dot Bank, but has not recovered the money.
Why it matters: The case shows scammers spoofing a financial institution's real number can pull users into moving funds through payment apps, even when a fraud alert appears.
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