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'Move Your Money to Protect It' | Scam Costs Man $35,000
The elaborate scheme used fake FTC letters, remote access software and two cash pickups to steal money, police and investigators said.
- A Lancaster County, Pennsylvania man, Kevin Eberle, lost $35,000 in an elaborate government imposter scam involving fake Federal Trade Commission officials and in-person cash exchanges.
- The ordeal began with a text message claiming a $340 charge for computer protection, prompting Eberle to download AnyDesk software that allowed scammers to access his bank accounts.
- Impersonating Federal Trade Commission commissioner Mark Meador, scammers convinced Eberle to withdraw $20,000 at a Walmart and later $15,000 at a Turkey Hill convenience store.
- Police are investigating the cash exchanges at both locations, though it remains unclear whether usable surveillance images of the couriers were retrieved from security cameras.
- Consumer investigator Brian Roche described the scam as one of the most elaborate he has seen, involving fake checks and passwords; Eberle urges others to question suspicious requests.
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