An81year-oldwomansaysshe’slostherentirelifesavingstoaSocialSecurityscam.
Washington,D.C.-basedGladysBaxleysayssherecentlyreceivedacallfromsomeoneclaimingtobewiththeSocialSecurityAdministration,reportstheCBS-affiliatednewsstationWUSA9.
WhenthecallersaidBaxley’sSocialSecuritynumberwasinthehandsoffraudsters,sheaskedhimtoproveit.
Shethenreceivedanemailwithafakecertificatesupposedlyfromthe“U.S.SupremeCourtHouse,”statingsheneededtomovehermoneyinordertoprotectit.
Afterbeingconvincedbytheemail,Baxleyendedupsendingmorethan$109,000fromherbankdirectlyintothehandsofthecriminalsinseveraltransactions,including$15,000thatshewithdrewincashandmailedviaUPS.
Baxley’ssonssaythebankshouldbearsomeresponsibilityforfailingtoinquireaboutthelargetransactions,andbecausethemoneywassenttoillegitimateentities.
Baxley’slender,EagleBank,saysitreviewedBaxley’stransactionsandbelievesthebankfollowsproperprotocols.
“Although,itisEagleBankpolicytonotcommentonthespecificsofanyofourcustomer’sfinancialtransactions,followingathoroughinternalinvestigation,wedeterminedourteammembersfollowedallcorrectprotocols.
EveryeffortisbeingundertakentoworkwithMs.Baxleytorecovermoneyfromthefraudster.”
AccordingtotheFBI,scamshittingpeopleovertheageof60increased11%in2022,reaching$3.4billion.
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