A fraud victim contacted what he though was AOL Online for technical support and was transferred to a call center in India. He was charged $50 for the service. Several days later a subject with an Indian accent called the victim and offered to refund the $50 fee. The offender asked for the bank account number to make a direct refund. The victim provided the account number and later discovered an unauthorized $2,000 withdrawal from the account. The withdrawal was made through Xoom.com – an online wire transfer company.
The fraud victim’s residence is in the 3200 block of North Volz Drive West.
The crime is reported to have occurred between Wednesday, January 23, 2013 and Thursday, January 24, 2013.
[From The Cardinal — Arlingtoncardinal.com: There have been recent spam emails sent out warning people that their Aol accounts are being closed.]
From Arlington Heights Police Department:
LEGITIMATE BUSINESSES WILL NEVER ASK FOR YOUR BANK ACCOUNT INFORMATION OVER THE PHONE OR ONLINE!
YOU SHOULD BE CAUTIOUS IF ANY PERSON ASKS YOU TO WIRE FUNDS. THIS IS A COMMON WAY SCAMMERS WILL GET ACCESS TO YOUR MONEY.
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I usually do not leave many remarks, but after browsing
through a few of the responses on Arlington Heights Scam Alert:
Fake