A Summerville resident reported that she was the victim of a phone scam, which resulted in the theft of over $700 from her bank account.

The complainant told Summerville Police Officers that she had received a call from an individual claiming to be with Apple, Inc. The caller stated that the complainants bank account had been hacked, and walked her through several steps to remedy this, including deleting her Amazon App and debit card information from her device. She was then told to complete the transaction, she must pay $258 through her Cash App, which she did.

After this the complainant then noticed two unauthorized transactions on her bank account, which totaled close to$500. An overdraft line of credit had been maxed out as well. Officers were provided with a printout from the bank of these transactions.