Acworth woman loses $8,265 to Wells Fargo impersonation scam via Zelle and Chase digital wallet transfer

Summary

An Acworth woman lost $8,265 in a scam after a caller posing as a Wells Fargo employee convinced her to transfer funds. Aleah McPherson was contacted by a phone number associated with Wells Fargo, and the caller claimed there was suspicious activity on her account. The caller urged her to withdraw her money for safekeeping during an "investigation," leading her to transfer money via Zelle and a Chase Bank digital wallet. McPherson said she heard laughing in the background after realizing she had been scammed. The Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the case as a felony theft by deception. Wells Fargo advised customers not to share personal information over the phone and to be wary of pressured transactions.