Scam nearly costs man $1,400
By Molly Blancett
EUGENE, Ore. -- Michael Macemon thought he did everything right.
Oregon Community Credit Union customers like Macemon received a text message requesting information to clear up a problem with an account. Dozens responded, giving away private information to a scam artist. Macemon's wife was one of the innocent victims of the scam. "Right after that happened, I called the debit card protection line to say we need to stop this card," Macemon said.
"Then the next day when we checked our transactions, we saw that we were still, in fact, having money taken from our account," Macemon said. In all, $1,400 was gone. Macemon went back to the bank Monday morning, this time, to fix the problem for good. And it worked. They told him he would get all his money back. The credit union said when members call the number after hours like Macemon did, they can only cancel the debit account, not the ATM service, so scammers can still have access to your money. But Macemon's worries don't end here. "I'm still concerned about how they got our phone numbers," said Macemon. Oregon Community Credit Union told us people should always call their financial institution first if they suspect suspicious activity. |
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October 8, 2008
- Coos Bay / North Bend, Oregon
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He thought he was in the clear, even though his wife gave out their personal information. But two days after the text went out, Macemon checked his account and was shocked to learn that phone call he made early on Saturday, April 19, didn't do much good.
