A notorious Zelle scam is back as bank imposters trick customers into sending them money through the quick pay app.
Scammers have caught on to banks' warnings to their customers, and tell their victims they'll receive a fraud alert warning -- but to ignore it. Banks are now sending fraud warnings to Zelle users -- but it may not be enough.
Adler had just received a text -- did she charge $432 at a Walmart in Texas? She replied "no." Her phone rang.The man told her someone was using Zelle to withdraw money from her account. The man told her she had to quickly send the money back to herself through Zelle. She followed his instructions. Adler had no idea the man was an imposter, and she was really sending her money straight to the crooks.
"You're gonna get a text saying that we've detected suspicious transfer activity, that it could be possible fraud or scam. Don't worry about that. We're taking care of that right now in this phone call," Adler said she was told."Rachael Adler we have detected suspicious transfer activity ...
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