A customer of a billion-dollar US bank reportedly says scammers stole the funds from her small business loan that she had just received.
Lele Ewah, a small business owner in Houston, Texas, says the scam all started with a call from a woman impersonating an official at Prosperity Bank, where she has her account, reports the NBC-affiliated KPRC2.
She says the caller ID matched the bank’s number and the woman, who identified herself as “Erica,” referenced her travel habits.
“She asked, ‘Are you and your husband out of town? You always set travel notifications.’ It sounded so real.”
Ewah says the woman asked her to verify certain information to “secure” her account and reset her online banking access. However, in doing so, Ewah unwittingly
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