Scammers Impersonate Major US Bank, Convince Customer To Withdraw $20,000 and Send Cash Via FedEx
A California-based JPMorgan Chase customer has been conned into mailing $20,000 to scammers posing as the bank’s representatives.
According to the Port St. Lucie Police Department, the customer was contacted by scammers claiming to work at the bank late last month and told his account had been compromised.
He was then advised to secure the money in his account by supposedly transferring it to a JPMorgan Chase bank in Port St. Lucie, Florida.
The customer then withdrew $20,000 and sent it via FedEx to an address in Port St. Lucie. But after mailing the cash, he realized the recipient address does not belong to Chase.
According to a report from TCPalm, the man reported the matter to the police in California and was referred to the Port St. Lucie Police Department, which then made plans to entrap the scammers.
“PSLPD [Port St. Lucie Police Department] isn’t a fan of people who try to scam anyone out of money, so detectives started their investigation and plan to intercept the package…then wait.
After contacting FedEx, the package of $20,000 was ‘delivered’ and the notification was sent. Minutes later, a gray Hyundai SUV pulls up to a residence at the 700 Block of Sardinia Avenue.”
According to the Port St. Lucie Police Department, the two men in the SUV, the driver Jean Dorcena and the passenger Trey Romans, were promptly arrested “without incident and BEFORE they could get their hands on the $20,000.”
The Port St. Lucie Police Department says Romans and Dorcena are being held without bond and are facing charges of grand theft, scheme to defraud and other offenses.
“As for the victim’s money, it is being returned to its rightful owner in California.”
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