‘It's Absurd': Lakeview Robbery Victim
Says His Bank Advised Him to Contact Thieves
For His Money Back
Posted By: AltaD, 2/9/2023 2:47:53 PM
A Lakeview man says he was recently robbed twice: First, by a pair of muggers, then by his bank. Much of 24-year-old Colin Johnson’s savings account was drained by thieves who used a popular banking app to do the damage; one that is now under fire by lawmakers. (Snip) In the months that followed the robbery, Citibank declined Johnson’s multiple requests for refunds, as well as his appeals, arguing that Johnson had authorized the money transfers. This, despite Johnson sharing with Citibank’s fraud department the police report documenting the crime that occurred.
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A Lakeview man says he was recently robbed twice: First, by a pair of muggers, then by his bank.
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