MILTON, Ga. — A Milton man reported to police Nov. 17 he was scammed out of $10,000 after contacting what he thought to be customer service at a financial services company.
The man told police he searched for the Robinhood customer service number and thought he spoke to someone with the company, where his money is invested online.
He told police he later received a call from a man, stating that he needed to transfer money and then a phone call from a “supervisor,” who collected some of his personal information concerning his Robinhood account.
The man told police $5,000 had been withdrawn from his account and another $5,000 the day after, placed into an Ethereum cryptocurrency account.
The man said he believed the actual Robinhood company had been notified and that it launched an investigation on his behalf, the police report said, but that he is still waiting for a response in his investigation.
He told police he wanted to prosecute anyone responsible.
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