Ont. woman loses more than $17,000 to 'bank investigator' scam

An Ontario woman who worked at the Bank of Montreal (BMO) for decades is warning others to be aware of the “bank investigator” scam after she lost more than $17,000.

An Ontario woman who worked at the Bank of Montreal (BMO) for decades is warning others to be aware of the “bank investigator” scam after she lost more than $17,000.

“They called me and said, ‘This is BMO security department’ and they knew my name,” Scarborough resident Angela Feng told CTV News Toronto.

Feng said it was last April when she got the call from a person who claimed there was suspicious activity on her account. He said he needed her to confirm her bank card number, which she gave to him, Fend said.

“He said there were suspicious transactions going through and they were going to stop it,” Feng explained.

However, once she gave him the bank card number within the hour there were three e-transfers for smaller amounts and one wire transfer of $14,000.

In total, Feng said, she had $17,382 taken from her account.

Feng said after she got the call she immediately went to her bank branch and spent about three hours with bank staff informing them of what happened.