International wire transfers in a romance scam
A victim developed an online relationship with an individual claiming to be an engineer working overseas. After establishing an emotional connection, the individual began requesting money for medical treatment, travel expenses, and emergency costs.
- 1The victim made several transfers totaling $126,800.00 before realizing that the person's identity and story appeared to be fraudulent.
- 2The victim reported the suspected romance scam through our appropriate fraud-report channeling.
- 3We compiled a chronological evidence file of the transaction history and supporting evidence.
- 4The victim's bank received a structured fraud report for investigation.
Following the fraudulent report investigation through our appropriate law firm, $105,000.00 of the reported $126,800.00 was recalled and approved for refund to the victim. The remaining $21,800.00 could not be recovered because the relevant transactions were no longer reversible under the applicable procedures.