A North Carolina woman was deceived by a scam operation which exploited her into losing over $17,000. While trying to access her bank account, she encountered a fake bank representative who claimed her accounts were frozen due to a suspicious PayPal charge. Following incorrect instructions from a supposed PayPal fraud department, she unknowingly granted computer access to the scammers. During the process, her intended transaction of $82 inadvertently escalated to $18,000, leading to significant distress and financial loss.
Every morning I wake up and I'm like, I just want this nightmare to go away.
Oh, your accounts have been frozen. There was a suspicious charge from PayPal from the day before.
I typed $82, and I immediately looked up to the screen and it says, $18,000, and then it goes, accept, accept, accept, just like that.
I was panicking and said to the man walking me through, 'That's not what I typed in, that's a mistake.'
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