Man loses $133K in moving company fraud case, will 'never trust' Truist bank again

The $1 check was to see if the account was open and testing the system to see if the check would clear. That $1 check attempt should have prompted a fraud alert at that time.

He needs to file a lawsuit against the bank.

I hope the man who committed fraud rots in prison.

He needs to sue the bank

I smell a Lawsuit against both the Bank and the Freight Company.

Banks cashing clearly false checks should mean they are liable too. They hold pawn shop owners liable if it was something that they should have realized. Even worse if you are a private citizen and it is deemed obvious. These banks cannot claim they are this dumb, they should be held as accomplices the same way a guy fencing stolen goods is held liable for being part of helping the thief get money.

PSA: If you have trouble with your bank like this or other kinds of fraud (including things like the Wells Fargo fraudulent account scandal) and you are getting stonewalled by the bank, the place to kick it up to is the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency. They are the ones that issue the banking licenses to every nationally chartered bank, and investigate complaints against banks with a vigor. Any complaint made to the OCC WILL get the banks attention, it will no longer be something they can ignore legally.

Crazy how when you owe a bank a lil money or something they blow your phone and email up like it's the end of the world but when they're in the wrong you can never get a hold of them.

The employee should pay ofcourse , but the banks that allow this should deffinetly give every penny back !

I moved furniture for 15 years. NEVER trust a mover! Almost every dude i worked with steals. There are a few good ones here and there, but even with 1 good person on the crew, you still get 2 or 3 other dudes that are more than likely stealing any valuables…. My advice. Move all your valuables and medications yourself. Just use a moving company for the furniture and misc…. I know one guy who opened the truck in the middle of the night on a job going out of town…and pillaged the entire truck…. Dont trust movers….

What the hell kind of bank doesn’t let you monitor it online in this day and age? Immediate red flag.

How did a scammer of that magnitude get out of federal prison without being watched

The bank has a legal fiduciary responsibility to entrust your funds. I guarantee you if he files suit, that bank will give back their money ASAP. And I suspect Imperial had a ‘hand’ in this too. I wouldn’t be so quick to let them off the hook.

This is just ridicoulous!! I am so sick of these scammers stealing from innocent hard working people.

He needs to file a FDIC claim which they insure up to $200k I believe so that we can trust our money is safe in the bank.

I just checked a Bank Rating site and they gave this bank a 3.5 rating with absolutely no mention of pending problems. So not only can't you trust your bank, you can't even trust the bank rating system! Sickening.

As someone who has worked as a teller and banker for years, I’m telling you, their employees are probably not well trained. I have caught so much fraud throughout my years in the banks and let me tell you that it feels great to do the right thing for my clients. No body goes through me

If an establishment can't even spell out the word "trust" on their logo, you know they're doing something very shady

No one should trust ANY bank. Move your funds to a credit union.

I can’t imagine this man’s anguish. Thank you for covering his story and informing the public!