By SUE SUCHYTA
Sunday Times Newspapers
TRENTON — A woman reported Aug. 8 that a man on the phone tricked her into believing that he was a representative from her bank by asking her to verify whether she had made an out-of-state purchase, which she denied, then tricking her into transferring her saving account money to him.
The victim said she thought she was transferring $10,000 from her savings account into her checking account, but the con artist re-routed the money into his account instead.
She said her bank was unwilling to help her since she had transferred the money willingly.
Since the con artist used Apple Pay to move the money, the victim said she filed a request with them for an investigation as well.