Source: bbb |
Scam Type: Impersonation |
Amount Lost: $150.0 |
Date: April 09, 2026
I'm 73 and lost my hearing aids. In November, I wanted to buy stock in Tesla. I called a stock company. I began putting all my money in it. This caused me to put all of my Christmas presents on credit cards. I had an account with Wright Patt Credit Union. I called Coinbase and told them something has been wrong all January and February. Someone put my name on an account in Coinbase. The scammer took all my money. They said someone was in my account. I had to cancel my Wright Patt accounts. Then I saw receipts that showed my money was moved into Lead Bank under a foreigner's name. I contacted Lead Bank and spoke to a woman, I think Janet. She was snotty when I explained that I do not have a Lead account; she said the account is in my name. Then I talked to a man who said he would investigate it. I was told that people in FL and Nigeria were trying to take money out of my account. I think I was talking to Elon, Mike, Jack and John from RobinHood. At one point I was talking to a foreign man. I could not hear him and he had an accent, so I could not understand him. I sent someone a picture of my driver's license. Synchrony closed my Penneys, Amazon and Lowes accounts because of this. I had to close my Chase account. I have terrible back pain, I can hardly walk. I really needed the $150 that RobinHood is holding.
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