'Should've been a red flag' admits woman who lost $23k on a SUV she never received – Bank of America 'should have known' | 7S7E8A2 | 2024-03-14 19:08:01
Kay Munson& admitted she ought to've observed pink flags as she tried to purchase a Toyota Highlander Hybrid from a ven
A MOTHER has advised how she was scammed out of $23,000 whereas making an attempt to purchase an SUV.
Kay Munson& admitted she ought to've observed pink flags as she tried to purchase a Toyota Highlander Hybrid from a vendor online.
Muson got here across the SUV on bidscheap.com in January and it supposedly had only 20,000 miles on it.
"My son stated, 'This can be a nice deal, mother. Let's go for it,'" Munson informed native NBC affiliate WRAL.
Instantly after the acquisition, the North Carolina mother started to suspect one thing was incorrect with the entire state of affairs.
"We couldn't name them," Munson stated. "[My son] had been chatting with them, but no telephone quantity.
"That ought to have been a purple flag to us."
WRAL began wanting into Munson's ordeal and found by way of New Hampshire DMV data that the supplier's license doc was pretend.
The story took an sudden flip when WRAL contacted the lady whose identify and handle have been on the sale paperwork.
The account Muson despatched money to was listed beneath Shamena Khan's tackle and enterprise identify, nevertheless, she had nothing to do with the sale.
"We've got never, never, ever, ever owned a Toyota Highlander," Khan stated. "Ever."
Khan lives in Florida together with her husband, the place they beforehand ran BidXpress until 2019.
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When talking with Munson, she apologized for the misunderstanding but clarified she was not the one that ran the rip-off.
"We're sorry this has happened to you, but we will assure you we had nothing to do with this," Shamena Khan stated.
"We have been simply surprised when my husband acquired the call about this. We're sitting in our house and hassle comes to seek out you."
Kahn stated that regardless of not banking with Bank of America in over 30 years, three accounts have been open underneath her Social Security number.
Munson stated she was able to find Khan as a result of an employee gave her identify when Munson referred to as the financial institution with the account numbers related to the bogus automotive sale.
After the information of the rip-off was delivered to Bank of America's consideration, they launched a press release.
"Bank of America prioritizes shopper protection and observed potential danger," a bank spokesperson informed WRAL.
"We've communicated immediately with the shopper on actions taken."
The Khans have been left fuming over the state of affairs and stated they weren't glad with the financial institution's answer.
"That doesn't excuse the truth that it wasn't us, or they need to have recognized or ought to have checked that was Shamena Khan or not, by some means or someway," Syyed Khan stated.
It wasn't immediately clear if Munson can be getting any a refund.
WRAL reported that Financial institution of America has 90 days to decide.
The U.S. Sun has reached out to Financial institution of America for comment.
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