Camila Arteche shared through her TikTok account (@camila_arteche) that she was close to becoming a victim of a phone scam. In the video, which has garnered thousands of likes, the Cuban actress recounted how she received a call from someone pretending to be an agent from "Bank of America," claiming that there was an attempt at fraud with her Amazon account for $3,000.
During the call, she was transferred to a supposed "fraud department" and then to a "detective," who asked her to withdraw money from her bank account to deposit it into an account that he would indicate. The influencer based in Miami explained that when she mentioned consulting her lawyer, the man changed his attitude and became nervous, which led her to distrust him. "That's when I said no, this is a lie," confessed the actress, who eventually hung up the call and verified with her lawyer that it was all an attempt at fraud.
The video has generated a large number of reactions among users on the network, many of whom shared similar experiences: "It happened to me, but I told them I would call them back, and when I called the bank, they told me it was a fraud"; "My dad and my brother were targeted, but since they already knew, they weren't caught."
Camila also mentioned that, according to her lawyer and the bank staff, banks never ask for sensitive information or money over the phone. "It's true, they send you messages to stop transactions; they did it to me in the middle of the night, and when I woke up, they had already finished everything." "Banks never communicate by phone calls," users agreed.
Others took the opportunity to share their own scares: "I was told to put the card in my mailbox and that they would pick it up. When I told them I had already put it, they said they would come by for it"; "My mom was scammed 10 days ago at Bank of America, they took all her money from her account," they recounted.
Camila thanked the expressions of support and advised her followers to always call the bank directly if they have any doubts. Many of them appreciated the information: "Thank God it was just a scare, and thank you for sharing the tips," commented one person. "There are people who take courses on how to carry out these scams; it's a business, and the only thing we can do is educate ourselves to avoid falling into their trap," warned another user.
The video, which has already reached more than 3,000 likes, continues to generate comments in which people share their experiences or thank the actress for the warning, who closed her video with a wish: "that it doesn't happen to you, and if it does, that you realize in time like I did."
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