A small business owner in Woodinville tells FOX 13 News he got scammed out of more than $6,000 and wants to warn others about the attack.The business didn't skip a beat and employees didn't go unpaid, but Smith was put to the test."They went and contacted their higher-ups and said that they would work on recalling those transactions, but that it was basically in the hands of Wells Fargo now," Smith said.
"I was then later informed that once it has been sent by wire, that's one of the things that they do is you have to check mark that you authorize this to go through," Smith said."But the person who called me posing as me did," Smith said. "This is my whole life. My wife and I bought this place, you know, hoping to make a better future for our kids.""I just feel like been kind of betrayed. Feels like a nasty breakup," Smith said.
"My biggest concern through all of this, is the grandmas that are sitting at home. They get the phone call from their Chase Bank that they've been going to for 50 years, saying that there's fraud, andThe business owner is skeptical as these incidents are becoming too common.
I bet if he did a GoFundMe he will raise a lot