$6,800 Taken from California Woman's Wells Fargo Bank Account Days After Receiving Fraudulent Phone Call

 In August 2023, Nadwa Perket received a phone call claiming to be from Wells Fargo. Days later, $6,800 was taken from her bank account and sent to Florida.

Wells Fargo bank (stock photo) by Mike Mozart; CC BY 2.0 DEED

A woman in her 60s from San Diego lost $6,800 from her Wells Fargo bank account after being tricked by a scammer who pretended to be a Wells Fargo bank employee. Nadwa Perket said she felt betrayed by the bank, which refused to reimburse her money.

California Woman Receives Scam Call and Loses Money from Bank Account

The U.S. Sun reported that Nadwa Perket from San Diego received a phone call in August 2023 from a man who claimed to be from the Wells Fargo fraud team. He told her that someone had tried to wire money to an account in Florida and that he needed to add extra security layers to her bank account.

Perket said the caller sounded very professional and convincing. She did not give him her password or username, but she did provide him with some personal information and a one-time access code that he requested.

A few days later, she got a notification on her phone that her account balance was low. She checked her account and found out that $6,800 had been withdrawn from her account.

Perket contacted Wells Fargo and reported the fraud, but the bank told her that "she had authorized the transaction" and that they would not refund her money. She said she was "shocked and angry that the bank did not protect her as a client."

She said:

"It didn't look fishy to them." -Nadwa Perket

She said she then had to borrow money just to pay her rent and that she felt like the bank did not care about her. 

Questions for the Readers

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• Do you think that commercial banks care about their customers?
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Florida Woman Purchases BMW With a Fake Cashier's Check, Now She's On the Run from the Police

Marion County Deputies are looking Florida woman who used a fraudulent cashier's check to purchase a BMW from an auto shop, including a $100 tip for employees.

BMW; photo by Zan on Unsplash

FOX 35 Orlando reported that Alexandria Walker tried to "pull a fast one" at Baseline Auto Care Center in Ocala, FL after writing a check to pay for a BMW and even including a $100 tip for the workers.

Florida Woman Gives Fraudulent Check to Auto Shop to Buy BMW

Alexandria Walker, 28, visited Baseline Auto Care Center in Ocala on Oct. 11 and expressed her interest in buying a BMW, according to the sheriff’s office. She filled out all the paperwork and handed over a cashier’s check for the full amount of the car, plus a $100 tip.

However, when the auto shop tried to deposit the check, they were informed that it was fake and contacted Walker. She claimed that she would return to the shop to pay for the car, but she never did, the sheriff’s office said.

The stolen BMW was later found by the deputies, who discovered printers, blank checks, and an iPad in the trunk. The sheriff’s office said that Walker was involved in an organized fraud scheme and had previously been arrested in March on similar charges.

The sheriff’s office posted a photo of Walker on Facebook and urged her to turn herself in. The photo on the right appears to be a beauty pageant photo with the sash reading "Mrs. Marion County."

Her photos are seen below.

Alexandria Walker

The Facebook post read:

“Now, Alexandria, we know you don’t like paying for things, but it is time to pay the piper. If you don’t turn yourself in, our citizens will.”

Anyone with information about Walker’s whereabouts is asked to contact Crime Stoppers of Marion County at 352-368-STOP and reference 23-59 in their tip.