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A CONCERNED man shared his story of how a bank he transferred $10,000 into ended up closing his account shortly after and his money was put on hold.
The bank account was closed for suspicious activity, but he swears the money/information was valid and has been left in confusion.
Anytime the man tries to contact the bank they just hang up on him as well.
The man explained the story in a Reddit thread from two years ago that said “My bank has closed my account and now promptly hangs up when I call.”
It is unclear what bank the man used.
In a lengthy post, he broke down exactly what occurred.
He said that he transferred the money from Bank B to Bank A.
“Bank has frozen my account, refuses to tell me exactly why, has given me conflicting instructions about how to get my money back, and is now unresponsive,” the man said.
“At first, Bank A told me that the transfer went through fine and everything was okay, and I connected my work’s direct deposit to the account.
“Then, four days later, I tried logging in and learned my account had been frozen for ‘suspicious activity.’
“Bank A told me that this was a routine check and that within two days everything should be A-okay.
“Then, two days later, Bank A informed me that because of the suspicious activity on my account, they would be closing my account.
“I asked for details, but they insisted that they couldn’t tell me anything, citing security reasons.
“In case I need to make it clear for this post: the transfer was absolutely legit; this is my own legally obtained money that I transferred from Bank B to Bank A.
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“I offered to provide any additional information, documentation, etc, and the bank told me that it doesn’t matter and they will not reverse the decision no matter what.”
He continued to explain that after all this occurred he ran into more issues with the bank accusing him of being suspicious.
The man said the bank transferred him to the fraud department when he tried calling.
The fraud department allegedly told him he would get the money back in a check in 60 days.
He was frustrated and went to the bank in person to get a check, but the banker also allegedly called the fraud department on him.
This led him to call customer service, but he said they told him they could not verify his number.
The man has been left in major confusion and without money for some time and wants answers.
He wanted his money back ASAP but is not sure how to move forward.
There is no update on when he got the money back at this time.
SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY
Banks take fraudulent or suspicious activity very seriously.
Many will have entire policies in place to help prevent it.
There is also the possibility that you could come in contact with a fake bank that has disguised itself as a real one.
“Criminals create fake bank websites to mislead and entice people into transferring money or disclosing personal information,” according to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
“This scam is a form of “phishing.” Some of these fake bank websites use the FDIC name or “Member FDIC” logo to instill a false sense of security. Sometimes it is hard to tell which websites are real, and which are fakes.
“Before engaging with any website for an entity that claims to be an FDIC-insured bank, it is important to make sure that the website real.”
