The glossy con that cost one couple $146,000 after they were hoodwinked by a ‘slick professional’ scam – and how crafty bank bosses got the cash back
- Scammed couple sharing their harrowing ordeal to warn others
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- Officials have warned it’s not usually the case for scammed victims
An elderly retired couple were scammed of their hard earned savings before their bank saved the day.
Anita and Thomas Jacobsen from Toowoomba in Queensland‘s Darling Downs were researching financial institutions for the best deposit rate in invest their $146,000 savings into.
They received a phone call from a man with a British accent claiming to be from a well-known Australian bank offering a four per cent rate for six months.
After speaking to the man’s colleague a few days later and receiving paperwork with the bank’s masthead, Mr Jacobsen transferred their savings to the account provided.
A retired couple were too ashamed to tell their family after being scammed of their $146,000 savings (stock image of a retired couple)
He was horrified to get a call from the Bank of Queensland’s Financial Crimes Team two days later advising he had been scammed.
The Jacobsens were so ashamed they…
