Police: Bank employee alerts woman to scam | #phishing | #scams | #hacking | #aihp

On Sept. 24 at 1:29 p.m., a resident of the 100 block of East Street, N.E., reported that she received an alert on her computer indicating that her bank accounts had been compromised, Vienna police said.

The resident called the phone number on the screen and was advised to immediately remove all her money from the account, then call back for instructions where to deposit it.

When the resident went to the bank to withdraw the money, an employee advised that it was a scam and that her account had not been compromised.