World · Europe · 9 hrs ago
Veronica Peparini says phone scammers left her with four euros
Italian choreographer Veronica Peparini says she was tricked in a phone scam and found her account almost empty the next morning.
The caller claimed to be from her bank’s San Paolo branch and contacted her about her debit card nearing its expiry.
The details sounded convincing, including the fact that the address linked to her card was out of date.
The caller asked for personal information, saying it was needed to update her online banking, and Peparini shared her banking details.
She says only four euros remained in her account when she checked the next morning.
The caller had also recognised her and asked her to send a greeting to his daughter.
Peparini shared her experience on Instagram to warn others; the accounts provided no further information about recovering the money or any investigation.
Veronica Peparini said a caller posing as a bank employee tricked her into sharing banking details.
She said she discovered the next morning that only four euros remained in her account.
The caller cited her real, soon-to-expire bank card and offered to send a replacement to her new address.
Peparini shared the story on Instagram to warn others about phone scams.
She also said the caller recognized her and asked her to send a greeting to his daughter.
- Who
- Veronica Peparini, a choreographer, said she was targeted. The caller posed as a bank employee.
- What
- She said she was tricked into giving the caller her banking details and found four euros in her account the next morning.
- When
- The call was the previous afternoon; she discovered the loss the following morning.
- Where
- The call concerned a San Paolo bank branch. The sources do not state where Peparini was when it happened.
- Why
- The caller claimed her details were needed to update her online banking and arrange delivery of a replacement card.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
A caller claiming to be from the San Paolo branch contacted Peparini about her bank card and asked for her details.
Peparini checked her account and said she found only four euros remaining.
Peparini shared her account of the scam on Instagram and published the phone number from which the call reportedly came.
- Remaining account balance
- Four euros
- Caller’s claimed affiliation
- San Paolo bank branch
- Card issue raised
- Peparini’s bank card was due to expire
- Information requested
- Banking details to update online banking
- Reported platform
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What people are saying
I want to share this story because it could help many people. Yesterday I was scammed.
I believed it because everything was true.
Basically, this morning I had 4 euros in my account. Not that I had all that much wealth lying around.
Are you that Veronica Peparini? Would you send a greeting to my daughter?