(La Porte County, IN) - A La Porte County woman is out close to $1,000 after falling for a cable TV scam, and could have lost even more if not for quick action by her bank.

 

According to La Porte County Police, the 61-year-old Springfield Township woman, on Friday, reported she received a call from someone claiming to be with Xfinity wanting to lower her bill.

 

The woman gave out her debit card number, but after speaking with several more individuals, “all with broken English and middle eastern accents,” she cancelled the deal.

 

She later checked her account and discovered four transactions were made totaling just over $976.

 

According to police, she then went to her bank which had already stopped payment on a fifth transaction for about $5,000 before drawing the funds from her account.

 

The bank, suspecting fraud, also cancelled her card. Reportedly, all the transactions were from Singapore.