A Monsey woman was moments away from losing $20,000 to a scam when Chaverim of Rockland intervened just in time, preventing the fraud and saving her from financial loss.
The woman had received a call from someone claiming to be a U.S. Customs detective, falsely accusing her of sending an Amazon package containing drugs. The scammer pressured her to withdraw $20,000, warning that she would be arrested if she didn’t comply.
Believing the threat to be real, the terrified woman withdrew the money. Fortunately, her husband, suspecting something was wrong, quickly contacted Chaverim of Rockland for help. Volunteers immediately responded to the M&T Bank in Monsey, intercepting the woman before she could hand over the cash to the scammers.
Thanks to Chaverim’s swift action, the woman was spared from financial devastation. The organization is urging the community to remain vigilant against such scams and to always verify suspicious claims before taking action.
Anyone receiving similar calls is encouraged to reach out to local authorities or Chaverim Of Rockland for guidance before responding.
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My wife jsut went into a clothing store and is about to spned all my money, I suspecting something is very wrong! Can Chavarim Helo. SOS
I think Rockland county needs some serious education on the proliferation and variety of scams out there. Many people there do not have internet and apparently are not aware of these scams.
Or, less dramatic, she could have called the bank and stopped the check.
Always bias to chaverim
This the weirdest story I’ve read all week.
What does it mean that the husband was suspicious?
Did the wife not tell her husband that she was giving $20,000 to some random people?
Why did he need chaverim to intercept her?
How was she going to hand over the money?
This story sounds familiar
The article ends off with the advice that “Anyone receiving similar calls is encouraged to reach out to local authorities or Chaverim Of Rockland for guidance before responding. Actual advice should be that law enforcement officials don’t call people on the phone but always show up in person and show a badge, so anyone receiving a call from somebody claiming to be a federal agent should hang up.
What is she doing with that cash? Handing it over to who? Some stranger? What a strange story
Seriously doubt the veracity of this story. It’s hard to believe the facts of the report and even harder to believe that there are still people out there who are that gullible.
This proves gemorah right: women have more zechus because they are at home to respond when someone needs some serious money.
I’m surprised at some of the comments. Yes there are gullible people and worse some of these scammers are sophisticated. I just spoke to a chavarim member who verified the details. They also had a similar story last year and tracked down a woman with drones who who was already reading gift numbers to the scammers when they found her. My elderly mother was scammed and by open Hashgaha a family member saw her going into check cashing store a distance from her house. My mother refused to say why she was there since the scammers warned her not to tell anyone. It took much effort to convince her she was almost scammed.
I don’t get this. It seems to me that if one were innocent they would immediately call the police, not capitulate.