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10/03/2025

Crooks claim ATM or debit card is compromised then engage in elaborate scheme to steal it

Detroit Free Press

It's not your run-of-the-mill scam — if there is even such a thing anymore. It starts out with a fake text, just like many scams do these days, but surprisingly morphs further into crooks even showing up at your door.

Sophisticated crime rings engineered yet another way to turn stolen mail or packages into cold cash.

Here's how it works: You get a call or text from someone who is impersonating your bank. You're told you must act quickly because your account has been or is about to be compromised. But then these crooks take things one step further.

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