‘Read me the code’: A fake bank call cost an Orlando couple more than $7,500

When Carmen Evans looked at her phone, the caller ID displayed a business she recognized: Wells Fargo.The man on the line introduced himself as “Michael” from the bank’s fraud department. He said there were questionable transactions on her account. The caller appeared to know who she was and referenced purchases at Sam’s Club and Walmart that she recognized. Then he mentioned a $3,000 transaction she said she had not made.“I did not have to give him my name,” Carmen said. “The only thing he asked me at that point was, ‘You’re going to be getting some text with the code. Just make sure you repeat the code to me.’”Carmen said she shared the codes, believing she was speaking with Wells Fargo. When she later tried to access her banking accounts, she could not get in.Carmen believed she was helping protect her money. She and her husband, William, went to a bank branch seeking help. William said an employee told them there was activity occurring in their accounts while they were there.“So I