Bank transfers funds without identity verification
Wells Fargo customers report unauthorized money transfers initiated by social engineering callers impersonating the account holder. The bank completes the transfer without sufficient identity verification and sends no real-time alerts to the actual account owner. This leaves victims with drained accounts and no early warning system.
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