November 6, 2023 at 2:38 pm

‘People willingly give out their information.’ Banker Warned About A Phone Scam That Is Costing Folks A Lot Of Money

by Matthew Gilligan

Source: TikTok/laksmysanchez

If you want advice about money scams, it’s best to take it from a banker.

A banker named Laksmy Sanchez posted a video and talked to viewers about a scam that folks really need to be aware of.

She started by saying, “I don’t even know if I’m allowed to make this video right now” but she decided to post the video because she had helped out a customer who was the victim of an attempted scam.

Source: TikTok/laksmysanchez

Laksmy said, “There is an epidemic of scammers going on right now” and explained that scammers have been calling customers pretending to be workers at their banks in order to steal their personal information.

She said, “Customers are getting calls on the phone or text messages where they say ‘somebody attempted to make a withdrawal or transaction on your account.'”

Source: TikTok/laksmysanchez

She continued, “The people willingly give out their information. They willingly give out their account numbers, their online banking IDs, their passwords, their credit card numbers.”

After getting the information, scammers will then transfer money out of the accounts of unsuspecting customers.

Source: TikTok/laksmysanchez

Check out her video.

@laksmysanchez

PLEASE SHARE THIS WITH ANYONE YOU THINK COULD BE A POSIBLE VICTIM OF THIS! Especially the elderly! It’s getting INSANE! #PSA #SCAMALERT #BANKINGSCAMALERT

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Now check out what people had to say.

This person said what a lot of us are thinking…

Source: TikTok/laksmysanchez

Another person has seen some scams in their career.

Source: TikTok/laksmysanchez

And this person almost got scammed, but luckily didn’t fall for it.

Source: TikTok/laksmysanchez

Keep your eyes peeled, friends!

Scammers seem to be everywhere!