SCAMS

'U.S. National Bank' Scammer Thwarted By Google, Consumerist, And A Fake Bankruptcy

'U.S. National Bank' Scammer Thwarted By Google, Consumerist, And A Fake Bankruptcy

Idolina was targeted this morning by a U.S. National Bank scammer. As he was prattling on with his heavily-accented seesaw of threats and incentives, she Googled the bank. (And no, we’re not anti-anyone, but there’s something funny about a supposed U.S. National Bank and/or government representative who sounds like he’s currently calling you from a foreign country.) The third search result was our interview last October with Laurie Lucas, who faced a similar scam. Idolina writes, “I was reading it while I was on the phone with him.”