A mother from West Derby was left with only £1.61 after losing £10,500 to scammers who tricked her over the phone without asking for bank details.
Vicki Jones, 44, revealed how the scammers, pretending to be from Action Fraud, manipulated her into transferring large sums of money by knowing personal information like her name, address, and bank accounts.
The scammers claimed there was suspicious activity on her account, stopped fake payments, and asked her to move money to a ‘holding account’ to secure it from imaginary scammers.
Despite Vicki’s attempts to verify the call, including speaking to a supposed digital security team, the scammers persisted and gave her fake information.
It was only after discussing the situation with a friend and realizing the scam, Vicki contacted her bank to find out the truth.
She warns others about the tactics used by scammers and encourages reporting to official channels like Action Fraud to prevent future incidents.