Bank Account Scammers Try Bilking 3 Glen Rock Residents In 4 Days

GLEN ROCK, NJ — Several Bergen County residents have fallen victim to scams in recent months, giving thousands of dollars to callers who ask for their bank information. But three residents who were contacted in a four-day period recently were sharp enough to contact police instead of giving out information.

The Glen Rock police reported these three scam attempts:

On Sept. 24, a Glen Rock resident said someone called, claiming to be from Chase Bank. The caller said their had been fraudulent activity on the customer's account. The victim checked their bank accounts online while the call was going on, and found no problems. When they told the caller that, the caller hung up, police said. The person did not lose money.

The next day, another resident contacted police to say that someone had tried to transfer funds from their checking account at Blue Foundry Bank, moving it to a fraudulently established account. The bank’s digital accounting department contacted the potential victim before authorizing the transaction and confirmed the fraud. The Detective Bureau is investigating.

On Sept. 27, a Glen Rock resident said they received an unsolicited email with a link asking for banking information. The link also provided phone numbers to contact. The person knew this might be a scam and contacted their bank to safeguard the accounts. They have not lost money, police said.

Officials have advised residents not to give out banking information over the phone or online.

Some Not So Lucky

In one recent case, phone callers convinced a Glen Rock resident to take out more than $10,000 from their banks twice. Both times, someone drove to their home to collect the money. After the third call, the victim became suspicious and contacted police. They had already lost $35,000. Read more about that here.

But on a happier note, recently, a bank branch manager flagged down the local police chief when a woman was making a suspicious withdrawal. Read more about that here: Bergen County Police Chief Saves Woman From Scam