Police across the state warn residents against scam calls from fake bank employees.
Coloradans have been conned out of nearly $200,000 in the last month through a new financial scam sweeping the state, according to law enforcement., using technology to spoof their caller ID so the call appears to come directly from a victim's bank. They then trick the bank customers into revealing their account login information.
More than $100,000 was stolen from five victims in Boulder using this scheme, police say. In Douglas County, over $84,000 was taken from five credit union accounts, according to the local sheriff's office. Denver police say one report of a similar scam occurred in mid-February, but they're still investigating how much money was lost.
The technology allowing scammers to spoof phone numbers has been instrumental in pulling off this recent wave of thefts in Colorado. Denver police declined to provide details about its reported incident, but said it"appears to be similar to complaints in Boulder."Police are asking anyone victimized by these scams or who has information about the suspects to contact their local law enforcement agency. Denver police are offering a $2,000 reward for information that leads to an arrest by calling
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