Ohio Man Lost Over $124,000 in Amazon Scam
Beware of this common Amazon scam that could cost you big.
Scammers have been tricking elderly out of money all over the world using this tactic. However, this story is more heartbreaking than most because of the large amount the Rocky River, Ohio man lost to the scammers. Over $124,000! Here s how the scam worked according to a police report obtained by Cleveland19.com,
He (the victim) told police two men called him claiming to be from Amazon security and that someone had charged $900 to the man’s account. The scammers convinced him to connect his bank account to a new account.
181 Crisis Intervention Team calls
The point was raised that most of those statistics involved situations with multiple victims. And instead of, essentially just handing out a phone number, as Coakley put it, their goal is to have a real person there who can advocate for victims in real time.
Here s my first question. Going by last year s statistics there were approximately 1,047 incidents that would require a victim s advocate. If only one position is being added how will that one person handle that amount of cases?
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It s a concern that was shared by Vice Mayor Patrese Griffin who wondered about putting all of this on one person instead of using the funds to hire people, already doing the work. Whatever that means.
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