Phone Spoofing Scam Impersonates Bank, Victim Loses Funds and Claim Denied
A consumer received a call from a spoofed bank number and was socially engineered into disabling their app, resulting in fund loss. The bank denied the fraud claim. Individual victim of phone spoofing with no recourse.
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