Not sure if anyone has seen the movie “The Beekeeper” but from what it’s about is someone was scammed just like we hear today in the news of a customer giving out information about personal banking information to someone posing to be from her bank. Long story short, they took all of her financial investments leaving her nothing and she took her life. Just recently someone did that again in real life after he too was defrauded.
Now my wife has worked in the banking industry for over 10 years, and she said to me, no bank employee would EVER ask you to confirm your account number. So that’s the first red flag. First of all, they know the account number so they should confirm to you. Next they will only confirm some information such as can you tell us the last 3 transactions and amounts or last deposit or something like that. So, if you ever get a call from someone you think could be from your bank or who says they are from your bank or financial institution, tell them you can’t talk now and call them back directly. So many scams are out there and they are taking advantage or many and millions of dollars are stolen. Please protect yourself, your parents, your children and share this information with anyone you know to help protect them. Even the co-workers you work with that you don’t get a long with too.
Now as Federal Employees, we know you have your Thrift plan and in most cases it will be maybe your largest asset you own outside of your own home. Protect it, work with your retirement consultant and let us help you protect your retirement. Unfortunately, just recently I had a good friend and client of mine for many years that she too was scammed out of her accounts because she was told it was her bank calling. You guessed it, they got everything from her.
Please protect, tell them now is not the time, and call them right back. That even goes for family that might be calling you for money or credit card information over the phone, ALWAYS call THEM back to confirm before you give out information on the phone. If you didn’t make the call and you received a call, always assume it’s a scam. Protect Yourself!
