BSO warns residents of scammers posing as bank employees in viral phone scam

Broward Sheriff s Office is issuing strong words of warning tonight against scammers targeting people in South Florida BSO mentioned scammers are posing as bank employees to fool people into giving up thousands The scammers claim your account s been compromised then tell you to withdraw cash or hand over your debit card and pin In particular cases casualties were informed to place the money or card in an Uber without speaking to the driver One person lost Another couple lost The first thing they need to understand are the red flags noted Pedro Cordero of the Broward Sheriff s Office No institution is gonna call you to inform you to remove your cash out of their institute so that s an immediate flag So what they need to do is thank the person be as kind as doable and just hang up If you get a call like this hang up and call your bank directly using a verified number If you are a victim of a similar scam call BSO s non-emergency number at - -HELP