Scammer Posing As FBI Agent Sends Elderly Couple to Two Chase Branches, Takes $18,400 Life Savings

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By Dextape Desk · November 1, 2026

A couple in Burbank, Illinois, lost nearly all their savings after a caller posing as an FBI agent had them withdraw $18,400 in cash from Chase. Gail Walsh told CBS News Chicago that the man posed as a banking investigator. Staying on the line, she took out the money, read serial numbers from the bills, then drove to a second branch, where a man in a black SUV collected it. The caller had promised a replacement in genuine cash, but no one arrived. Chase told Walsh it could not help, though it says it is working with her. She questions why the large withdrawal set off no alarms. The FBI declined to comment on the case but said impersonation scams are rising.

Why it matters: It shows how impersonation scams can drain a household's savings, a reminder that fraud targets ordinary bank customers as well as crypto holders.

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