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Wells Fargo clients began to notice the fraud after being charged unanticipated fees and receiving unexpected credit or debit cards or lines of credit. Initial reports blamed individual Wells Fargo branch workers and managers for the problem, as well as sales incentives associated with selling multiple "solutions" or financial products.
You used a debit or credit card to pay a scammer. Credit and debit cards are the payment method of choice for scammers, according to the FTC. Fortunately, reversing this type of payment is a lot ...
At first Wells Fargo said it was impossible to reverse Zelle payments, even if it's fraud. But now, without any notice, some affected customers are getting a big surprise in their bank accounts.
In a letter dated Oct. 6 but made public on Thursday, Warren told Wells CEO Charles Scharf the "alarming pattern" was made worse by the bank's refusal to make its Zelle scam and fraud data public.
In many instances, bank fraud is a criminal offence. While the specific elements of particular banking fraud laws vary depending on jurisdictions, the term bank fraud applies to actions that employ a scheme or artifice, as opposed to bank robbery or theft. For this reason, bank fraud is sometimes considered a white-collar crime. [2]
Debit cards and transactions in the ten states that prohibit credit-card surcharges will not be affected. Many large retailers, such as Wal-Mart and Target have opted not to impose surcharges. [ 12 ] In the event of a return, surcharges are refunded along with the purchase price of the merchandise. [ 13 ]
But scammers also make up fake jobs to get your money and personal information, according to Wells Fargo. Beware of gift card scams: Be careful of buying gift cards from third-party sites, said ...
Here's the quick rundown: When Wells Fargo opened credit cards in customers' names without telling them, their credit scores rose (without them knowing).