She should have hung up and called Wells Fargo.

@jovitarich7078

Жыл бұрын

I hang up and called my bank and the person on the other line told me to do what they were telling me to do….by the way, I was trying to get into my account and this warning show up to call a certain number because my account was blocked….I called the number and they wanted my info and they were willing to walk me thru steps…that’s when I called my bank, chase, and the lady told me to do as I was told…than I looked at the back of my ATM card and called that number and sure enough, smart people on the other line told me that it was a scam and the link was fake but it really looked like the link for chase bank. We women panic and when in panic mode, it’s hard to think…what has been helping me is that I am slow and was thinking about the words they were saying and it did not make sense plus my job gave us information about scams. I guess, I was just blessed to figured it out

@chris77_

Жыл бұрын

Why would Wells Fargo be able to "protect" her money in their special "fraud" account, but not in her own? It's CLEARLY a scam. She made this mistake, it is not her bank's responsibility to fix this.

Wells Fargo: Sorry. We're too busy setting up our own fake accounts to meet our sales quotas.

@supermodelatlanta1354

Жыл бұрын

Lmao

@thedude5040

Жыл бұрын

Bahaha!

@keithrodgers1030

9 ай бұрын

Exactly money syphoned off and put into fake accounts.

@kyleklmondwa9042

7 ай бұрын

Well it's 2023, and ANYONE stupid enough to STILL be banking with Wells Fargo pretty much deserves to get $20 k stolen from them..

@maxinef6654

Ай бұрын

😂😂

I don’t understand why people give blind trust to anyone who calls them, caller ID or no caller ID. NEVER share bank info over the phone.

@vishnu2699

Жыл бұрын

Wait until AI comes in. AI will be able to make the voice sound like your mother, family member and ask you to send money to them.

@thedude5040

Жыл бұрын

100% I straight up lie about everything I say on the phone whenever someone calls me. If they want money, I default to say let me get my Trump credit card. If they are talking about health or life insurance i tell them I smoke 8 packs of cigarettes a day. If they ask about a car, I drive a 1981 Yugo. If they ask about retirement, I tell them I play the power ball every week and have an interior wall stuffed with cystal meth that will last for years. If they ask for a social security number I ask which one, I keep the social of every person I kill.

@harmgregory4560

Жыл бұрын

True, but seems to ME the banks are so enamored of the idea of SPEEDY transactions, that the concept of security and customer protection takes a back seat.

@pastaisgood6681

Жыл бұрын

Once I got a tinder match, the guy was offering to be my “sugar d”. He was maybe in his 40s. He wanted me to send him all my banking info, insane.

@pastaisgood6681

Жыл бұрын

@@vishnu2699that exists already. Happened to my grandma, she thought my cousin called her and asked her to get gift cards to bail him out of jail. She panicked and called my mom.

Wells Fargo doesn’t give two shifts about their customers, only their shareholders.

@Jen-ur4ut

Жыл бұрын

No. They don’t care about them either.

@willywatkins-zh9xd

4 ай бұрын

u mean that one person in a bank .....

@feedandseed-fl3er

4 күн бұрын

Wells Fargo is not your Mommy. They are not your papi. Why do you think it's their role to care about you and love you? Lol. Poor people are a riot.

Sounds like Wells Fargo ... they don't care

@tjmarx

Жыл бұрын

Hey if someone calls me pretending to be you, and I'm dumb enough to fall for it should YOU be liable for the money I gave them? Or would you tell me to go jump in a lake?

@chris77_

Жыл бұрын

She is at fault. Now she's looking to blame someone else for her dumb mistake. That's not how a "free society" aka America works.

@user-lu6yg3vk9z

4 ай бұрын

Not your money but if the fraud happened on their credit card then they care.

In this day & age, this type of scam has been well known to the 4 corners of the internet. How do people still fall 4 this?

@chris77_

Жыл бұрын

She is dumb.

@denisemiller9921

Жыл бұрын

4 - four 4 - for NOT THE SAME. Consistency is vital to having others understand what you're talking about.

@beelikemizu604

Жыл бұрын

@denisemiller9921 Wait until you learn how to text on your phone 😱 The shorthand used will blow your mind 🤣

You can always hang up and call them back. No matter who the number says it's from, don't call that number the call came from, but call the number you usually use to contact the bank/credit card company. My mom fell for this up until the transfer request and then I took the phone from her and hung up.

Unbelievable how gullible people are.

@alankcpa

Жыл бұрын

Gawd, and they vote!

@vishnu2699

Жыл бұрын

Wait until you have an off day, like you're sick, in a rush, family members ill or in the hospital etc, catch you off guard, then you're not really thinking they you normally do.

@vishnu2699

Жыл бұрын

Or the day when AI copy the voice of your family members and call you to ask you for money.

@turboredcart

Жыл бұрын

It is a good thing she stole tax payer money by taking another personal call while on the clock. Now she can sue the school district for damages.

@denisemiller9921

Жыл бұрын

They are born everyday! Believe or not!

Stop answering the phone let it go to voicemail if it's important they would leave it on the voicemail if it's a scam they're not going to leave it on the voicemail

She needs to change banks. Better yet, join a credit union.

@kevinp8108

Жыл бұрын

The lady did it to herself by giving out her personal information to someone who called her! As a former banker, more than likely the banker said..."We're all with customers now but as soon as one of us gets done, we will assist you immediately, otherwise, you can use one our phones to contact the wire department to try to stop the wire." I've worked for 3 major banks, and I can tell you that if a banker were to assist her immediately, the banker would still have to call the wire department for assistance. The banker has no power to cancel wire transfer once it's being processed. I bet when the victim couldn't get help immediately because all of the bankers were with customers, she said "Well, if I can't get help right now, then I'm going to another branch!" which the banker probably replied..."That may be an option if you can't wait for a banker to get done with his/her client." How would you feel if a banker who was helping you said to you..."Sorry, I can't help you anymore because a customer just came in with a problem bigger than yours."

@ka1133

Жыл бұрын

Or better yet use her brains! This is a teacher that is suppose to be educated and have some degree of intelligence! She certainly didn’t display much intelligence here!

@jessea3165

Жыл бұрын

@@kevinp8108 But the second branch was able to reverse the transfer, assuming this was sent overseas there is a 30-minute window to reverse the transfer. I worked for Wealth Management pretty much the equivalent of a Banker and although I couldn't stop one myself, I could get to the appropriate departments in minutes by using back-office channels, which would take minutes. I know If anyone ever told a Wealth Management Client, sorry, I can't help you while their accounts are in that 30-minute window, would be fired.

@chris77_

Жыл бұрын

She made the mistake here. Going to a different bank still leaves her open to fraud because she is gullible. Using a credit union doesn't magically make you more skeptical or street smart.

@shaggydawg5419

9 ай бұрын

@@kevinp8108 the biggest flaw in this is there is no hold and verification from Wells Fargo. I submitted a domestic wire transfer (in the thousand dollars) from my Citibank account to another bank. It did not go through until Citibank representative calls/texts me multiple times (because I didn't answer their calls/texts). I didn't call them to verify and guess what... Citibank canceled my wire. I resubmitted it. Long story short, I contacted them to verify it was me. They release the fund hours later. If a bank allows customers to transfer that large amount of money over online banking without verification or hold, I'd take my money elsewhere. That is a huge red flag.

So glad that I’m not with them anymore. Wells Fargo is a nightmare bank.

@God_first1014

Жыл бұрын

Do they charge you to close it

@taliafuller8427

Жыл бұрын

No unless your account was overdrawn/overdraft, Their 10 swipes and your account was free was a bunch of bull…they took my money and said that I didn’t swipe my card 10 times…it was one of their sign up perks…But I went with a credit union instead and it’s WAY better than Wells.

@taliafuller8427

Жыл бұрын

True that.

@liamwatson5125

Жыл бұрын

Their name is now Hells Fraudgo.

@chris77_

Жыл бұрын

She brought this on herself. No real bank calls you and asks you to transfer your money to their "fraud" account! What a dummy!

"We do all we can to support scam victims; unless we are busy."

@tjmarx

Жыл бұрын

That's not true or fair. She actively wired money to a third party. No banks fraud team are going to ask you to "wire money to their fraud department ". Get freaking real. For starters no one has greater access to your bank account than your bank... they freeze your account if they detect fraud and wait for you to call them. The bank shouldn't pay for someone else's stupidity.

@10speed4

Жыл бұрын

The bank saw her white prevledge and decided it was reparations. liberals being liberals.

@Rambo-hz4yk

Жыл бұрын

NOT THE BANK FAULT SHES STUPID AF

@chris77_

Жыл бұрын

This woman is a gullible idiot. Why should the bank pay for her obvious mistake? If the bank pays for her stupidity, they'll pass the loss on to other account holders by charging higher fees. That means other innocent people will ultimately pay for her dumb mistake!

Why would a bank as you to transfer money in order to protect your money. They can easily put a stop on their side once they think it’s fraud like credit card companies do.

@irrelevant2235

Жыл бұрын

*ask

@adammoe605

Жыл бұрын

Hello I am your bank in order to protect you will need to give me your ssn, bank account....

@chris77_

Жыл бұрын

100% agree here. She made a dumb mistake, now she wants someone else (her bank) to bail her out.

You should be able to set your account to not be able to remote transfer. Of course Wells Fargo will have a fee for that.

After they asked here to transfer that amount of money so they could "keep it safe" she should have realized something was up. No bank has any type of holding account or anything similar and will not ask for any like measures be taken by the client/customer - ever. Sad that this woman didn't seem to possess the ever vaunted female intuition.

@LoquarTree1001

Жыл бұрын

she is teaching our next generation..😂

I work in the MSB business and while this lady clearly should've seen the warning signs, she didn't and Wells Fargo's employees dropped the ball. If I suspect one of my customers is getting defrauded, nothing else matters until we figure it out. But seriously people..... who in their right mind thinks their own bank will ask them to wire $20,000 to another account?

@eric.nathanson

Жыл бұрын

Don’t be so quick to judge. Anybody can be scammed. It’s just a matter of the right scam matching the right mark. Carriers could verify call origins before connecting calls. They just won’t spend the money to do it until or unless the government forces it on them. Banks could make wire transfers to non-commercial accounts cumbersome. But again…

@dpro34s

Жыл бұрын

@@eric.nathanson yes definitely, not really blaming the teacher bc scammers are good at scamming people.. I'm just shocked that nobody at the first branch picked up on it or were disinterested in helping because financial institutions (even your local CVS clerk doing MoneyGram) go through rigorous fraud training with a test and certification to notice and stop fraud.

@jamalwilburn228

Жыл бұрын

The scammers build stress and cause confusion so you're easy to trick. Most peoppe don't react well to stress

@rongooden6545

Жыл бұрын

If someone willingly gives a person their account numbers and credit card numbers over the phone, that’s their fault. You can’t blame banks for something that had nothing to do with them. That’s the customers incompetence.

@harmgregory4560

Жыл бұрын

@@rongooden6545 So, you think you're immune? I see what you are saying, but the banks and phone carriers are so greedy and disinterested in basic security (seems to ME) that they put customer protections below the idea of speedy transactions.... 🤔

Wells Fargo in Dublin once charged me 5 bucks to cash their own check after having every single employee in the bank look it over. They have no clue as to what they are doing. I will never ever deal with them again.

No one’s fault but her own. 🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️

If someone is trying to steal your money contact your bank, dispute the charge and shut off your card. Banks do have fraud procedures, but you need to put in a claim with your bank. They won't call you directly. You need to be proactive in protecting your cards, your pin and accounts. Don't get scammed.

@norrinradd8923

Жыл бұрын

She did contact her bank in person you moron!

I used to work at a bank. Let me just tell you, this aint goin away soon lol

I kind of agree with this. People need to take accountability for their own actions. Learn to use your brain! You cannot expect everyone to watch your back. I hope she learns her lesson and it never happens to her again.

We now live in a society where you look around for who's in charge and there's nobody there. You're now on your own.

@jerrymylove1754

Жыл бұрын

I live in the Philippines now and that’s how it is here. No adults in the room. But, they will always take your money.

@chris77_

Жыл бұрын

She was at fault here. Why is it the bank's job to protect her from her own dumb mistake? No bank EVER asks you to transfer money to them in order to protect it!

@tigerkhanshort3053

8 ай бұрын

@@chris77_ I got a good laugh out of your answer.

1st Solution... Don't answer your phone. Let everything go to voicemail. Scammers won't leave voicemails, because they want you to be confused, so they can take advantage of your emotions when you are panicking. 2nd Solution... DON'T EVER SHARE ACCOUNT INFORMATION WITH ANYONE OVER THE PHONE, NO MATTER WHO THEY SAY THEY ARE!

@jaycahuenga6416

Ай бұрын

I've had something similar that happened a few months ago... someone used a spoofed number claiming to be from my bank... WHICH I NEVER ANSWERED... then the time the call happened at that time was around 7 pm my time.

Eh, this isn't the banks fault. Once you wire funds they are gone, it's instant, that's the whole point of a wire transfer, it isn't something you can catch and take back. Blows my mind that people still fall for these scams, they are so well known people should be smarter by now.

@thedude5040

Жыл бұрын

The problem is the billions of calls per month they will eventually find someone who is tired, exhausted, or not thinking straight.

@thedude5040

Жыл бұрын

I think she should sue the federal government for failing to protect the public

@denisemiller9921

Жыл бұрын

@thedude5040 We the people should sue her!

Imagine someone this gullible being a teacher.

@propblast82nd

Жыл бұрын

Says all you need to know about our schools 😱

@irrelevant2235

Жыл бұрын

I guess if she was a younger person who is typically naive, this may be excusable but she's not plus she's a teacher!

@59phonebone

Жыл бұрын

Yeah she was stupid, but the bank’s non handling of it was outrageous.

@bigpimpdic

Жыл бұрын

​@@propblast82nd A gullible liberal teacher and she is teaching our children. We're doomed

@robertgreen9980

Жыл бұрын

Ohh good point.

BE CAREFUL WITH "VOICE VERIFICATION" OPTIONS AT YOUR BANK.

My problem is I was contacted and told someone had transferred 25,000 from my account how did they know that I had at least that much money in my account sounds like insider activity 😳

Doesn't everyone over 21 know better by now? I guess not.

Why would she fall for this? Wells fargo never calls you about fraud. Never answer your phone unless you know the number.

@thedude5040

Жыл бұрын

Doesnt matter, scammers can call you using literally any phone number even your own

@ptnsmuls9393

7 ай бұрын

@reenh462 Knowing the number is no longer sufficient, because scammers are now spoofing numbers, and when that spoofing number calls you it will looking like the number or someone you know is calling you, but really it's the scammer calling you.

"A fool and her money are soon parted" Teacher needs to learn this! LOL

@glenwhatley7366

Жыл бұрын

"The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing". She begged for help once she realized what was going on and got nothing. She wasn't a fool She was a victim and your statement only adds to the evil. What if this was your mother that had altzheimers? Would you still call fer a fool? Think before you speak.

@what6672

9 ай бұрын

​@@glenwhatley7366 that quote is patently wrong. By default if you see evil happening and you choose to do nothing- you're not good.

Her first mistake was banking with Wells Fargo. In. 1971, Wells Fargo demanded a fee for closing an account. There was nothing I could do about it... so I decided to never bank with them again. Wells Fargo should be given a cease and desist order for being a scam bank.

How about this scenario.....Someone comes up to her and said they were from the local police dept and they came across a plot that someone was planning on stealing her car and the only safe option was for her to give him her keys so that he can store the car in a secure location until they catch the bad guy. Would she really give the guy her key? Would she really expect her insurance to cover a claim for a stolen car?

Lawsuit. Branch #1 should have taken care of her.

I'm a Wells Fargo customer and I would not fall for this, why? Because for 1 they constantly remind you they'd NEVER call you and ask for money aside from the fact it's just common sense. Her bank was rude but in my experience WF has never beeen like that.

@VerstlBuckhide

Жыл бұрын

after learning of their corruption and scandals 3-4 years ago, I walked in and canceled everything. They encouraged their employees to open credit card accounts without customers's authorization. It was in the news.

If its an unfamiliar number, don't pick up. Let them leave a voicemail. If the voicemail sounds fake or suspicious, just ignore it. This happens from time to time with scam voicemails that say stuff like "youre being investigated by the IRS or FBI". BS like that. She looks like an older lady less familiar with technology and fell for it.

@denisemiller9921

Жыл бұрын

She looks old enough to know better! Is there an excuse for stupidity?

This shows how awful security at Wells Fargo is. The bank did not do a stop on these accounts from the beginning. I would never bank at Wells Fargo. As soon as Wells Fargo said that she had to go to a different branch, they became part of the scam. How did the scammers know how much she had in her account? There are people at WellsFargo involved with this.

@hildahilpert5018

2 ай бұрын

Don't bank with them thank God.When 2008 debacle came, my bank put ads in the newspaper saying they did not do sub prime loans,etc.

Makes you wonder who is behind these scams?🤨

Glad she’s not my sons teacher

@peeudo

Жыл бұрын

Ha ha 😂

@irrelevant2235

Жыл бұрын

*son's I shouldn't have to teach you!

"You Just called me"? Dude it was a scam Wells Fargo did NOT CALL YOU

If I were a banker, I would’ve canceled my appointments to help this poor woman recover her money. If anything, that would show other bank clients how dedicated you are to protecting their money. Be a trustworthy bank. Be a reliable bank. Now, how this woman didn’t realize this was a scam when it’s all over the news is beyond me. She learned her lesson!

@Frenchfrys17

Жыл бұрын

My savings bank (Marcus) doesn't even have physical locations lol

@RuthB51

Жыл бұрын

The average WF banker in SF takes home about $3,000 per month without bonuses. That is more than the average cost of rent for a 1 bedroom 700 sq ft apartment ($3,300). Bankers rely on sales bonuses to make ends meet. But, I'm sure these lowest level employees will be fired and executives will not change a single thing.

And she teaches?

WELLS FARGO HAD ABSOLUTELY NONTHING TO DO WITH THIS, IT WAS ALL HER FAULT 💯!!!!

Wells Fargo has scammers on their payroll

Everyone should know every phone call is a fake caller ID. She got punked.

Newscasters act like they employees aren’t overworked and don’t have back to back appointments. This isn’t their fault. It’s the fault of upper management not giving them the staffing to be able to help customers.

These Corporate banks give no cares for you and your money! Bank local or with a credit union.

@chris77_

Жыл бұрын

This is 100% her fault. The bank has no responsibility to protect people from their own gullible mistakes.

When you get a call, NEVER NEVER NEVER Give out personal information over the phone or internet. Tell them you're heading straight to the bank to solve the problem. Or do what I do, tell them that your brother is a bank manager at Wells Fargo & he'll take care of the situation. But, thanks for letting me know. Then hang up.

ALL of the banks are the same. Chase, Bank of America, Citi, all have similar stories.

@Frenchfrys17

Жыл бұрын

Who tf uses Chase or Bank of America these days besides boomers?

@mightytrOjan

Жыл бұрын

​@Frenchfrys17 which bank you bank with?

@Frenchfrys17

Жыл бұрын

@@mightytrOjan Sofi

@NVGEAR

Жыл бұрын

@@Frenchfrys17 lol do you live in a cave, like 80% of Americans that's who. Combined that's how much market share these biggest US banks have.

All the banks have to do is make these "instant wire transfers" 24 or 48hr wire transfers. How hard is that?

@jorjoperalta

Жыл бұрын

Because 99% of people don't realize they're scammed until the money is gone

@NathanKull

Жыл бұрын

Because sometimes we legitimately need to move money now and not in two days?

I got a call the other day who said he was from my health insurance company. He somehow knew my health insurance carrier and my name. I told him you're not my health insurance company. He insisted he was. I told him he was not. Then he told me "F---You" and hung up. If you get calls like this you should hang up. To verify things are OK, call back the bank using contact numbers on their website.

As an Ex WF banker those new bank accounts mean more to that branch then saving a womans savings ! And you wonder why ex bankers like myself left shame on that branch !

If you have an account with Wells Fargo, I suggest you close the account ASAP. They have had numerous scandals like their employees opening unauthorized new accounts under your name.

So... yall are blaming Wells Fargo for her lack of common sense. There is too much out there telling people don't do what she did.

I took my money out of Wells Fargo a long time ago. If you ever worked or banked with them, you will know they have a terrible culture.

I was at a different bank's branch. The online was down. The woman was at the branch and they just sent her away. She told them the police said to go to a branch. The ditzy teller told her that there was nothing she could do if the online was down. The teller would not even get anyone to call for the customer. I was next and tried to tell the teller that the fraud seemed a lot more important than the cashier's check I needed. This is the type of customer service we're getting.

@denisemiller9921

Жыл бұрын

Mr. Busybody! So you were in line at a different bank's branch and this lady was in line ahead of you? So when your turn came, you what, turned into Mr. Bank Busybody, like the bank police? Telling teller how to do the job?

Lady your too smart.

I been hearing those scams for years now people need to stop being naive

How are people still falling for these scams? I’m confused

She kinda fell for it unfortunately.

Banks know the little customers have no power. What can we take from them?

Wells Fargo is much to busy robbing customers to be concerned about customers being robbed 🤡

LMAO, the guy on the other end must have been dancing

People need to put their money in small banks.

It's her fault she didn't think anything about a guy asking her to wire money. She's not bright is she?

How come couldn't she recognize Indian/Chinese accent of the scammer?

@afisemenaborevlaka48

Жыл бұрын

No because the scammer was probably Russian or Nigerian.

@jennywinter3025

Жыл бұрын

Could also be American

I’m glad she’s Not my kid’s teacher.

There couldn't be scammers without geniuses like her😂

@rknow78229

Жыл бұрын

Nothing funny about this! Show compassion not ignorance.

@surfNturf904

Жыл бұрын

@rknow78229 can I borrow $5000. for my dogs emergency surgery please,? Send banking info to make it easier. Please,I'm crying & need your help.

I'm not one bit surprised that Wells Fargo didn't lift a finger to help with fraud. I've used Wells Fargo Bank since the 1980s - Savings, checking, business checking, home mortgage, equity loan, and multiple credit cards.

@chris77_

Жыл бұрын

She brought this on herself. The bank is not responsible for protecting people from there own stupidity.

never pickup calls from strangers, potential spam etc..and it is even more foolish to transfer money while talking to any stranger. She is unqualified to be a teacher.

Totally unbelievable…. I’m a retired banker from the 80 and 90s… WFB definitely dropped the ball for convenience sake…we were more diligent back in the days and held employees responsible!

@RuthB51

Жыл бұрын

I'm sure those employees will be fired. I'm also sure that WFB won't change its policies. Bankers will continue to be poorly paid and rely on sales-driven bonuses to pay their bills.

@sean2015

5 ай бұрын

You're going to blame the bank tellers and not the woman for being dumb enough to wire money to a complete stranger?

God I'm glad I'm not that ignorant.

Once again, it is Wells Fargo. Their motto should be 'your money is never safe with us'.

It's sad. You never know how one will react with a call like that.

@chris77_

Жыл бұрын

I know how I will react... HANG UP THE PHONE. Save myself $20k.

All of my experiences with Wells Fargo over a period of 10 years was terrible. So much lying, deceit & no customer service!

I can't believe the bank tellers told her that. Regardless if she should have known better those people on the phone took money from a hard working person.

@denisemiller9921

Жыл бұрын

Hard working people know better. She probably didn't earn the money herself, probably from an entitlement account.

Wells Fargo needs to pay here back.

Bankers having a human response? Not being human is part of the requirement of getting the job.

Wells Fargo is notorious for this

I can't believe people are falling for this BS.

Phone companies could have caller-id that is not faked, but chose not to implement it. (Consider that they have no trouble billing the proper accounts.)

Banks work for the scammers not the customers.

This girl was so gulable? 🙄

"Why didn't we think of this" WF 🤬

It's not my fault for being so stupid. I can't help it.

Don’t trust anybody calling you on the phone. Instead call the bank yourself.

Forged caller ID can be fixed. Cellular carriers just don’t want to spend the money. If they only connected calls with verified origins, spam/scam calls would mostly end.

It is a good thing they called her. Her money wasnt safe

A Wells Fargo teller always calls me to verify a check I wrote.

She wired 20K and wired 5K more and asked to STOP and WellsFargo bank said, “don't cry over spilled milk”

It’s easy to make fun of people who fail for scams-but they purposefully put you in a panic. You don’t think clearly when in that heightened emotional state. That’s why they do it that way.

Make sure you abandon that bank

Went into my local Utah branch to obtain some cash from my account. I saw 8 customers in line and 1 teller. Another employee was sitting at her desk reading a book. When i got up to the teller, she told me that no manager was present at the bank for approving the withdrawal. I was told to come back another day .WF should close their doors forever..

they did not have access she gave them access when she said yes.... people please banks do no call just as the ssi so not call......

We need harsher fines against these companies, the bank needs to be fined a portion of what their customers lose via scams.

@Darknesssleeps

6 ай бұрын

It is NOT the fault of the bank for you being dumb enough to get scammed.

Well hire a law firm and demand a reimbursement

I stopped using Wells Fargo a few years and switch to over to a different bank and trust me I have not looked back

Never tell anyone your banking information, EVER. That's exactly how you get hacked and lose money. If anyone asks you for your banking information, simply hang up, block the number and move on. Common sense.

Then we should assume the scam is an inside job with Wells Fargo.

It’s not the bank’s fault that she authorized the wire transfers.

I don’t have a masters degree or anything and I have had a stroke and it has caused me not to be as smart as I once was, but I know not to wire anyone or anyplace my money!!! I know that I have had my phone ring and the caller ID stated it was from my own phone number so clearly caller ID isn’t to be trusted because people can make it look like it coming from somewhere else. I never answer my phone unless I know for sure who is calling, I let people leave a message and I listen to it right away. This teacher should be a well educated person and I know things can catch you off guard and perhaps you’re not at your best at the moment. Many people still have “brain fog” from Covid but if you started your day with no intentions of making a large withdrawal or large wire transfer, just stick to your original plan. I am sorry they scammed the lady but in life we learn from our mistakes. When your mistakes have consequences you’re far less likely to make that choice again!!!