Scammers Drain $35,000 From Pennsylvania Man After Posing as FTC Officials

A Pennsylvania man lost $35,000 after scammers allegedly impersonated federal officials, gained remote access to his computer and arranged for couriers to collect his cash.

Lancaster County resident Kevin Eberle was first contacted through a text message claiming he had been charged $340 for a computer protection service, reports WGAL.

The message included a phone number to call if he did not recognize the charge. When Eberle called, the person on the other end allegedly offered to reverse the transaction before claiming that additional fraudulent activity had been discovered.

Eberle was then given another phone number and a case number and was told to contact someone who supposedly headed the Federal Trade Commission.

The second caller allegedly identified himself as FTC Commissioner Mark Meador and told Eberle that his financial accounts were connected to a money laundering investigation.

According to Eberle, the scammers claimed that three properties had been rented under his name in Texas.

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