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26-year-old woman loses $30,500 after clicking fake Republic Bank link on SMS

Mar 19, 2025Diego Martin, Trinidad and Tobago1 source

Summary

A 26-year-old woman from Diego Martin lost over $30,000 from her Republic Bank account after clicking on a fake bank link. On Tuesday, she received an SMS from a number claiming to be Republic Bank, directing her to a website called "republiconlinettts.org." She clicked the link, and the next day she discovered $30,500 had been transferred from her account without her authorization. The incident occurred around 2:48 p.m. on Tuesday and was discovered the following day at around 2 p.m. Police Constable Phipps is investigating the case.

Incident Details

Domain
Fraud & Financial
Harm Types
AI-Powered Financial Fraud
Mechanism
conduct
Companies
Republic Bank
Recipient
IndividualA 26-year-old woman from Diego Martin
Dimensions
economic

Sources

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Woman clicks on fake bank link, loses over $30,000 - Trinidad Express Newspapers
Google News Historical Backfill·Mar 20, 2025

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