Woman scammed for thousands of dollars | FOX 5 News

Authorities are looking for a scammer who ran off with thousands of dollars from an Acworth woman. She thought she was protecting her cash but she ended up losing it.

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[Kjane]

NEVER believe ANY phone calls associated to ANYTHING let alone your money, !!

[kjdnyhmghfvb]

Yes, a Fraud department can call you, however, if they say move your money anywhere, and don't come to the bank...It's a scam.

[LucyMorningstar]

How many times do they have to tell people not to share information on the phone though??? How many times?

[bridejesus]

A BANK will NEVER tell you to TAKE MONEY OUT…, they HATE losing MONEY….esp YOURS

[Lindaj-tv]

This happens way too often. Just call or go to the bank directly.

[youngraines]

So sorry for this young couple. It's her hard-earned money & may she be able to recover it from the scammers.

[y.]

What bank is gone tell you to move or withdraw your funds due to them investigating a fraud charge. If the funds are there and you can see the funds are there then immediately go to your local branch and ask lots of questions.

[oanna]

Never continue talking to anyone who calls you supposedly from bank. Hang up call your bank directly. Period.

[charliej]

And this is why I encourage everyone I know to watch the news. You don’t have to watch it 24/7 but just 30 minutes of local news 2-3 days a week will keep you informed.

Stories like theirs have been featured on the news for at least a decade. I stopped answering my phone 5 years ago. I let all calls that aren’t family/friends go to voicemail . I call everyone back using the contact numbers on their official website (including my medical providers).

I’m sorry this happened to them but I hope their story will serve as a warning for others.

EDIT: There’s an old scam making a comeback folks. It’s the Dropped Wallet scam, where one person asks if you dropped your wallet or something else that appears to be valuable, then a 2nd person comes along but they’re both in on it. Please warn any Seniors in your life because they’re the main target. Be safe everyone!

[raylegend]

I don’t answer to calls, emails, or texts from any of those scammers

[qlove]

The first RED FLAG the bank contacting me!!

[thankthelord]

This is so unfortunate. I hope they recover their money.

[GGlock]

This is probably one of the silliest things I heard this month regarding scams. Who empties their account to protect their money. Man, this pushes me to try to educate people.

[ndtgznb]

You always call your bank directly if you get a text message from a bank!

[jaydenvaughn]

The way this story was reported doesn't make any sense 😮

[eyang]

Nowadays, don't even pick up phone call numbers you don't know.

[Hemiboybr]

This woman had more money saved than most Americans.. and to have that money just disappear that's got to hurt..BUT You got to be smarter than that

[Tasha]

Doesn’t meld sense why would your bank tell you to move the money to Zelle like come on!!!

[MsJonesy]

People PLEASE stop moving money to strangers!!!

[MsJP]

I can't believe we're still having this conversation n 2025