Beware: Scammed When I Thought I Could Always Outsmart Them

“This is TD Bank. We are calling to let you know that someone used your information to open a fraudulent bank account. They used stolen money. I am going to transfer you to Zelle to make sure no money from your bank account is used.”

I fell for it right up until the very patient “customer service agent” disconnected from our phone conversation as soon as the “code” was entered into my account’s money transfer. He worked very hard and long to get my $299.00. When I realized what had happened, I could at least be grateful my…