Scammers Drain $77,000 From Elderly Virginia Woman After Posing as Amazon, FTC, and Bank of America Employees

An elderly Virginia woman lost $77,000 after scammers allegedly impersonated Amazon, Bank of America and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) in a scheme designed to convince her that her identity had been tied to criminal activity.

The Alexandria resident was first contacted June 26th by a woman calling herself “Anna Covery,” who claimed to work for Amazon and warned that someone had used the woman’s account to purchase a $1,400 laptop and $200 worth of accessories, reports ALXNow

Although the woman said she did not have an active Amazon account, the caller allegedly provided a fake employee ID, complaint number and phone number to make the story appear legitimate.

The caller then allegedly transferred her to a man identifying himself as “Neil Carson,” who claimed to work at Bank of America’s fraud department.

Carson allegedly brought another person into the call, a man calling himself “Officer Marcus Aubin” who claimed to represent the FTC.

Authorities say Aubin told the woman her identity had surfaced in connection with bank accounts in Virginia, Texas, Ohio and New York. He allegedly claimed those accounts were linked to drug trafficking involving Mexico and Colombia.

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