Saturday 19 November 2022 01:26 AM Westpac scam: Father-of-two lost his life savings in a 'brilliant' scam trends now
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A father-of-two has revealed how he was left penniless after a 'brilliant' scammer outsmarted him and his bank.
Waine Sauermann from NSW lost $27,380 and was left with just three dollars in his account.
It started after he received a message from Westpac saying his card had been stopped because of a suspicious withdrawal.
However, he went online and discovered there had been two $700 withdrawals.
Father-of-two Waine Sauermann, from New South Wales, lost $27,380 and was left with just three dollars in his account
He visited his local Westpac branch and was told his card would be blocked and a new one would be sent to him.
Seven days later, he was still waiting for his card and decided to ring the bank again.
However, they scammers beat him to it and a man called Ben rang him - though Mr Sauermann was in for a nasty surprise.
'So I get a phone call, 'hey it's Ben from the bank',' he told A Current Affair.
'(He) asked me for all the normal stuff a bank asks you
