A MUM-of-two has been left “utterly devastated” after scammers stole ALL of her life savings worth nearly £12,000.
Carol Duffy, 57, from Solihull, West Midlands, was called by crooks pretending to be from the anti-scam department of Halifax, her bank.
She was told that fraudsters were trying to take money from her and her fiance, Martin Downes, savings account.
The con artist then convinced Carol to make two payments, shifting £11,800 out of the account – but little did she know she was depositing it into one controlled by the scammer.
She was told to ring another Halifax number up to authorise the payments.
The scammer told Carol to say that she was sending money to her niece to pay towards buying a caravan.
She was told that Halifax would call her in an hour to move the money back into her account.
But when she didn’t get the call, her alarm bells were raised and she rang the bank herself.
She told Caters News Agency: “The bank told me I had been scammed and I started to scream and cry.
“I was utterly devastated. I felt sick to my stomach.”
She claimed Halifax has refunded just £823 out of the £11,800 lost – but won’t give her anymore.
Carol said she might have to cancel her wedding and fears she might lose her home as she’s worried about how to pay her rent.
“I have been in tears every day since it happened on February 16,” she…
