Financial Crime Roundup: $200,000 missing from school teacher’s bank account
According to a Loop News report, a teacher at a well-known Corporate Area school is seeking medical attention for a possible nervous breakdown after she allegedly fell victim to a scam that has resulted in close to $200,000 being fleeced from her bank account. The woman reportedly noticed the missing funds after she received an email from the bank.
The report said the teacher received an email from the financial institution stating she was eligible for a loan of nearly half a million.
In an interview with Loop News on Friday, November 24, 2023, the teacher said she contacted the bank to inform them that she never applied for a loan.
What happened next has left the teacher in a state of shock and suffering from a possible mental breakdown.
“I went in and informed the bank and told them that I was not interested in any loan, only to be informed by an agent from the bank that their records were showing that a loan was approved and the funds were deposited into my account,” the teacher said.
Unnamed fraud victim
The educator who lives in the Corporate Area said matters went further downhill.
“Further checks on my account showed that $200,000 from my savings was removed and transferred to an account belonging to a female,” the teacher claimed.
Unnamed Fraud victim
In addition to not benefiting or receiving a loan as the email claimed, the teacher says she has seen a lien placed on her account requiring her to repay the loan for the next two years or more, which she has yet to receive.
The teacher claimed that she had made several visits to the bank and asked them to launch a probe.
“After days of communication, I was told that an investigation was done, and the financial institution found no breach,” the distraught teacher said.
Unnamed fraud victim
Loop News said efforts to reach the bank on Friday for comments were unsuccessful.
The educator has since reported the matter to the police.
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