Fake ‘Bank of America’ Representative Drains $19,800 From 84-Year-Old Man Over The Phone: Report
A 26-year-old man in Florida is accused of imitating a major US bank to swindle a huge pile of cash from a senior.
The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) says Sheldon Vandyke, a member of the Miami-based Any Body Killer (ABK) gang, pretended to be a Bank of America representative when he called the 84-year-old victim last month.
Investigators say that Vandyke told the man that there were issues with his BofA account, eventually persuading him to provide his banking information and steal $19,800, reports WPLG Local 10.
According to MCSO spokesperson Adam Linhardt, detectives worked with multiple banking fraud departments to pin the suspect.
He says surveillance video shows that Vandyke was accessing ATMS in Miami attempting to withdraw from accounts that were set up with the stolen funds.
Investigators with the Miami Police Department then confirmed that Vandyke is a known member of a criminal gang with no known source of income.
Deputies from the Broward Sheriff’s Office (BSO) arrested Vandyke at the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport on Monday after he returned from a trip to Belize. He is currently being held at the BSO Main Jail awaiting extradition to the Keys where he will be charged for the scheme.
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