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Ottawa couple out $13k after scammer posing as TD Bank steals credit card info (ottawa.ctvnews.ca)
submitted 9 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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An Ottawa couple is reeling after a scam phone call from who they thought was a representative from TD Bank cost them $13,000.

Janel Nguyen and her partner Evan Dudley say that what seemed like an ordinary phone call from the bank's fraud department turned out to be a scammer trying to gain access to their identity and credit card information.

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[–] [email protected] 30 points 9 months ago (1 children)

If ever you’re unsure that the bank is calling, feel free to hang up and call the bank back yourself.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago

FROM THE NUMBER ON THE BACK OF THE CARD, not the number they give you..sounds obvious but yeah..

[–] [email protected] 13 points 9 months ago

It really feels like there's way more hands trying to grab your money in all directions these days.

Homes prices, food prices, scams, crypto, enshitification, cars prices etc. etc.

[–] troydowling 7 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Once I lost my wallet. Another time my partner had her card skimmed. In both cases the charges were less than $13 000, but both times the process was pretty quick and painless. "Do you solemnly swear this wasn't you? Yes. Okay, please cut up your card; we've reversed the charges and sent you a new one."

[–] Son_of_dad 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Was it with TD though? I still have an account with them and TD is a shit show with awful costumer service

[–] Spiralvortexisalie 2 points 9 months ago

It appears the issue is the scammers were able to gain the MFA pins from the couple. The banks often claim that giving over any pin willingly is the same as handing someone the keys to your vehicle. Ironically many of these cases where the victims are forth-coming and provide valuable information/evidence are the ones the banks deny the quickest. Sadly they may have been better off saying they don’t know how it happened and forcing the bank to prove they played an actual active part in the withdrawals.

[–] Jackcooper 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Doesn't the bank usually cover these? Or is that just stolen credit card info

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago

Just credit cards.