Bank refuses to reimburse debit card fraud from pet purchase scam
Consumer was scammed via an online puppy purchase and lost $1400 in fraudulent transactions. Wells Fargo refused to reimburse the fraud claim. Individual case of online purchase scam with bank disputing liability.
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