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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
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Niloy Chakrabarti

Woman Loses $9,800 CAD After Scammer's Phone Number Matches the One on Her Bank's Website

Binh Tran plans to contact the financial ombudsman as a last resort to recover her money. (Credit: CBC News)

Binh Tran from the Canadian Province of Prince Edward Island knew something was wrong when a caller claiming to be from TD Bank's fraud department told her to withdraw her savings and put the cash into a bitcoin machine.

However, when she checked the phone number online, it appeared to match the number listed on TD's website. She trusted it, followed the instructions, and lost $9,800 CAD ($6,929).

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