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Jaymie Vaz

Colorado woman double checked the number when she got a call from the bank. Then, her entire life savings were gone

Getting defrauded is a nightmare scenario, and for a 23-year-old Colorado woman named Keira, it became a harsh reality that resulted in the loss of her savings. Keira recently took to TikTok to share the difficult experience in a video that has garnered 4.5 million views. Posting 24 hours after the incident, hoping to help someone else, she explained how she was scammed out of her life savings after receiving a phone call that appeared to be from her own bank.

She described the initial contact as feeling legitimate. When she received the call, the number on her screen matched that of her bank. Even after she did her due diligence and searched for the number online, she remained convinced she was speaking to a real representative. The caller claimed there had been fraudulent activity on her account involving a charge in Texas.

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