wire transfer scam

A person was scammed $3,000 via wire transfer for a U.S. apartment sublease. The bank reported the wire was 'cancelled' but provided no clarity, while the recipient vanished. A police officer mentioned a similar case where funds sent to Africa were unrecoverable.

A 23-year-old individual was scammed out of $550 via a wire transfer after receiving a bank transfer request from what they believed to be their lawyer's assistant's email address. The lawyer denied the account was hacked, claiming it was 'encrypted,' and refused to refund the money, blaming the victim for the loss.