A local family said scammers were able to steal their life savings through a fake Amazon purchase and bank wire transfers.
William and Ave Bortz have been married for more than 55 years. “I’m looking forward to the next 55,” Ave Bortz said.
It started in January of last year. They said they got an email that looked like it was from Amazon. It said they purchased around $1,500 worth of products being sent to a different address. The email requested a call to a 1 phone number to fix the issue. “I took over the phone call,” William said. Instead, the fake website showed that her parents had spent $200,000 at Amazon and the hacker said “for you to get this money back, we need to synchronize the refund server with Amazon.”
“They asked me if I would consider being a client of their private banking because I had assets to invest,” William said. “Chase's reaction to this? It's not our fault. You were a willing participant in the whole thing and we don't owe you a dime,” William said.
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