The scammers were able to print from her printer and even came to her house in person to collect the cash, she says.
Imagine money being deducted from your bank account that you didn't authorize, and you can't get it back.
ZELLE SCAM: The victim grew suspicious, but the scammer on the phone answered all of his questions correctly. "He knew my debit card number, my checking account number, cellphone number, address."
"It turned out the check was a fraud." Ester Jung, a college student in Orange County, said she lost nearly $3,000 in a rental, money transfer scam through the "Zelle" app.
"He said, 'Sure, it's 6-6-6!' I said, 'You've got to be kidding me, you're giving me the sign of the devil?"' said a California woman who demanded the employee ID of the "bank employee" who turned out to be a scammer.
The scammers are able to "spoof" the caller ID of the bank, and even use the names of real bank employees.