Scammers Drain $50,327 From Florida Woman After Posing As JPMorgan Chase Representatives

A Florida woman says she lost more than $50,000 after fraudsters posing as Chase Bank employees convinced her that her accounts had been compromised.

Plant City resident Dahiana Ponce says she received a phone call on the morning of July 9th from someone claiming to represent Chase Bank, reports WFLA News Channel 8.

“Around 9:19, I received a phone call, stating that some fraudulent account transactions had been going through my account. They gave me the bank account information to link their account to mine on my phone.”

Ponce says she was instructed to move money from both her personal and business accounts into another account the callers claimed was secure.

She initially transferred $4,524.13 from her personal account using Cash App before the fraudsters persuaded her to withdraw the entire balance from her business account.

Ponce says she transferred another $45,803 from the business account, bringing her total losses to $50,327.

“I wanted to buy a house, you know, start making my own family. Yeah, that was the plan.”

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