My partner fell in a “scam” some months ago. Somebody through WhatsApp pretending to be her daughter. Needed money urgently, with some quite convincing arguments. Phone broken, etc. I read the arguments … really well done … but she (my partner was working, no time to think …).
My partner transferred the money, but some minutes later, she felt “ooh shit”. Called her daughter on the broken phone, and the daughter responded, of course.
I wasn’t home, but she immediately informed the bank. I arrived like one hour later home. After convincing her it was ok to do it, I began to chat with the scammer as if I was “the mother”. He or she asked more money. I told “him”, “not possible anymore today darling, tomorrow, I have to transfer money from one account to another”.
In the meantime we also went to police.
Two day later she got the money back: the bank contacted the man of the bank account and told him to give the money back!
The reaction speed of the bank was the “saver”: the guy was probably a money mule. He has no money. He lends his bank account to a scammer for a small fee. But he hadn’t transferred the money yet, and was scared, so paid back!
I didn’t cancel her driving license, otherwise I have to drive her around!
