Morristown police say scammers posing as bank staff are pushing people to withdraw cash, which is very hard to get back once it is handed over.
Police in Morristown are warning residents about a scam in which callers pretend to work for a bank and pressure people into taking out cash. The warning went out so people can recognize the pitch before they act on it.
According to police, the scammers pose as bank staff. Their goal is to get a person to withdraw cash. That detail matters. Cash is hard to trace and almost impossible to recover once it leaves your hands. A card payment or bank transfer can sometimes be flagged or reversed. Cash in a stranger's hand usually cannot.
Police directed the warning at Morristown residents. The same trick can reach bank customers anywhere. Older adults and anyone who handles banking by phone may be especially likely to get this kind of call, because a call from a bank sounds routine.
The alert box above lists the steps. The core idea is simple. A real bank does not need you to pull out cash and give it to someone. If a caller says otherwise, end the call and contact your bank yourself, using the number printed on your card or statement.
The material from police does not say how many people were targeted, whether anyone lost money, or how the callers are reaching people. It also does not say how the cash is collected. Those details may come out as the police warning develops.
Until then, treat any call that mixes your bank with a request for cash as a red flag, however official the caller sounds.
If anyone claiming to be your bank asks you to withdraw cash, hang up and call the number on your card.
A viral ChatGPT prompt turns what the chatbot remembers about you into a room image. Posting it publicly could give scammers clues to target you.
Read more: Viral ChatGPT room image could hand scammers clues about youA message saying your Amazon account was hacked is often the scam itself. Checking in the Amazon app first can protect your card, gift balance and phone.
Read more: If Amazon says your account was hacked, check before you callThe Attala County Sheriff's Office in Mississippi says scam calls are reaching residents, and a call that sounds official may not be.
Read more: Mississippi sheriff warns residents about scam phone calls
