I just had dinner with my friend and they followed my advice and contacted
both banks early this morning. The funds were deposited in the scammers
account but frozen by the bank due to their suspicion that the transaction
was a fraud. Now that my friend has contacted both banks and reported they
believe they have been scammed and used the terminology they believed the
transaction was a fraud, the bank can legally hold the funds and freeze the
account. At least this is what the bank told my friend. My friend was told
by the bank that the bank can now proceed forward in attempting to find a
way to return the funds back to them. I hope all this is true and not just
part of the scam to delay things further. Will keep you filled in as to
whether the money is returned.
Dan Eiland
El Paso, Texas
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